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FINDINGS OF FACT
The parties filed with the Court stipulations of fact and
accompanying exhibits. The stipulated facts are found
accordingly. When the petition was filed, petitioner resided in
Westminister, California.
1. Petitioner
Petitioner was born in or about 1949. He graduated from
high school and completed approximately 2-1/2 years of further
education mostly in business administration and fire science. He
has never taken an accounting or tax course.
In 1972, petitioner began working as a firefighter for the
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). He was promoted to captain
in 1986, and he held that position for 6 years. In 1992, he
began working for the LAFD in its Internal Affairs Department.
In that capacity, he investigated suspect individuals who worked
for the fire department.
Throughout the relevant years, petitioner has had limited
experience with cattle ranching. He has worked sporadically on
some ranches branding and castrating cattle and bulls, and he has
occasionally helped a professional rodeo association set up and
run its rodeos. He has never worked in a business office of a
cattle ranch, and he has no experience with cattle valuation.
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