- 22 - Petitioner hired Eric C. Larson (Mr. Larson), to represent him in the divorce proceedings. As part of the proceedings, petitioner was required to disclose all assets and liabilities. Because petitioner did not have documentation to substantiate his income with respect to his employment with NCPL and the liabilities with respect to the development of the Rivercliff property, on July 27, 2000, Mr. Seki purportedly mailed a letter to Mr. Larson to confirm Mr. Seki’s and petitioner’s professional relationship, petitioner’s income, and the liabilities petitioner had incurred with respect to the Rivercliff property. The July 27, 2000, letter stated: Kumi, Ron and I have been friends for many years. Ron and his associates have been extremely helpful to my family over the years. He was personally instrumental in literally saving us from extreme financial hardship at a time when Japan’s economy was failing. I am forever indebted to him and his associates for their professionalism and expertise. After leaving the employment of the Rothschild Banking Group, Ron established a loose business affiliation with Lloyd G. Tupper and Keiji Y. Takahara, entitled “Trans-Pacific Partners.” This partnership was later expanded and brought into more formal incorporation and capitalized as a subsidiary of New Century Properties Limited * * * . * * * * * * * I hereby confirm to you that I am in fact the 100% shareholder and principal (CEO) of the apex company and controlling entity of all business matters Ron is involved in. Ron is an employee of New Century Properties Limited and is currently salaried at US$9,000 per month (recently increased to adjust for Kumiko’s mandatoryPage: Previous 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NextLast modified: March 27, 2008