- 13 - bank account and loan documents pertaining to Mr. Runkle and the Elknur Family Limited Partnership for the years at issue (the bank summonses). Mr. Runkle filed another petition with the Indiana Federal District Court to quash the bank summonses. The Indiana Federal District Court again issued an order denying Mr. Runkle’s petition to quash the bank summonses. In its order, however, the Indiana Federal District Court granted the Elknur Family Limited Partnership’s unopposed motion to intervene in the summons enforcement action. Mr. Runkle testified that he considered the court’s granting the partnership’s motion to intervene to be a victory. Mr. Runkle shared this information with the American Institute, and the American Institute assisted Mr. Runkle in contesting, on behalf of the partnership, the bank summonses. On October 28, 1996, the Elknur Family Limited Partnership, through Mr. Runkle as one of its general partners, filed its petition to quash the Garrett State Bank summonses. On January 6, 1997, the Indiana Federal District Court issued its order rejecting as “simply meritless” the partnership’s arguments to quash the bank summonses. Special Agent Fabina also caused summonses to be served on Southwestern Life Insurance Co. and Union Bankers Insurance Co. for information regarding insurance policies sold by and compensation paid to Mr. Runkle for 1991 through and including 1995 (the insurance company summonses). On March 21, 1996, Mr.Page: Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Next
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