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               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 * * * .                                                        
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               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 mandatory                   






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