19910321a 302 Regarding Scott Paper

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03/21/91

____~__~~__~. left message at San Francisco Federal Bureau Investigation 0 ice and was recontacted by special agent by telephone. , 'was advised of the identity of the interviewing agent and the nature of the interview. She provided the following information:

I ~ stated the I I contactec1 her company _ exactly 2 weeks from today ago and warned of the potential loss ~ .~ of money going to Hamilton Taft and Company (HT). I L----. ;;/; V advised tJa: naHWE''lts to HT after 12/31/90 were at risk.-----A:s a b7C result of . _ jS warning Scott Paper requested all canceled checks an eposit receipts to Security Pacific Bank from HT proving that the payroll taxes paid HT actually were paid out to the appropriate governmental agencies for 1990 and 1991. !

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. HT provided scott Paper with all canceled checks and deposit receipts for 1990. HT could not provide de~~sit receipts for the two weeks ending 1/18/91 and 1/25/91. I _ ~ estimates that the two deposits missing in January otal $7.1 million dollars.

I I stated that Scott Paper request~d print outs from the IRS indicating what federal payroll taxes have been paid on Scott Papers tax account. They were ablei::q a.c:cognt ~qr. a).l J?~9Y.TS~p:t~ .. (rn:hp~,?.the5% 119lc;1l:l~,c;k) except for 1/18/91 and 1/25/91 payments (7.1 million). ~ ~I stated that Scott Paper has not determined if any of the 5% hold back amounts are loss or not. If these hold back payments are loss that would increase Scott paper's exposure to around 10 million dollars. I 'stated also

that the Rhode Island and New Jersey state tax payments have yet to be verified.

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Ifeared that these missing monies went into Connie Ar~stongis Texas corporations for his use. She stated

that the Federal Bureau of Investigations ma¥ contact her at home

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or use Scott Paper's attorney in california, L

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This document contains neIther recommendaUons ncr conclu:slons of the FBI. It is the property 01 the FBI and i.s loaned lo your agency:

it Ilnd its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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