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who were unable to cash checks.3 Mr. Martinez testified that his
payment to each person depended on the type of work the
individual did and the length of time that the individual worked.
Mr. Martinez kept no records, however, of how much time the other
workers worked or of his transferring income to any third
parties. Mr. Martinez also kept no records of how much income he
earned or retained for himself.
1. Life Bank
Mr. Martinez testified he split the $2,000 he received from
Life Bank with two other workers, Gustav Ortiz (Mr. Ortiz) and a
man Mr. Martinez could only identify as “another guy who is not
here. He went to Mexico.” Mr. Martinez did not know how much of
the $2,000 was for his own work or how much he kept. Mr. Ortiz,
who has a Social Security number, testified that he worked only
for Mr. Martinez and that Mr. Martinez gave him approximately
$1,000 cash for the job, but Mr. Ortiz did not report the money
on a tax return or deposit the money in a bank.
2. Dr. Yury Geylikman
Mr. Martinez testified he split the $3,000 he received from
Dr. Yury Geylikman (Geylikman) with at least two or three other
3The record does not make clear the relationship between Mr.
Martinez and the other workers. Mr. Martinez gave conflicting
testimony as to whether the other workers worked for him or
merely with him.
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