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and a letter from Brune to Hughs saying that the letter from
Special Friends to petitioner referred only to the golf clubs and
that Special Friends did not accept Visa payments. Colanino
reviewed the files of Special Friends and found no record that
petitioner had contributed anything to Special Friends other than
golf clubs. Second, the program in which petitioner purportedly
bought an advertisement did not include an advertisement relating
to him or acknowledge his purported contribution.
Petitioners contend that respondent should have called Brune
to testify instead of Colanino. We disagree. Respondent
reasonably called Colanino because he was the founder and
executive director of Special Friends.
Petitioners contend that Colanino is not credible because he
received compensation from Special Friends. We disagree. The
fact that Special Friends paid annual compensation to Colanino
does not detract from his credibility.
Petitioners seek to discredit a letter from Omaha State Bank
stating that Special Friends did not accept credit card payments.
They contend that the letter is not credible because Colanino did
not authenticate it. We disagree. Colanino testified that
Special Friends had an account with Omaha State Bank and that
Special Friends never used credit cards. Petitioners also
contend that Omaha State Bank was not the bank for Special
Friends because it was not mentioned in the Special Friends golf
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