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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 * * * .
* * * * * * *
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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