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4/14/92

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CONNIE C. ARMSTRONG, JR., AKA CHIP ARMSTRONG, DBA

HAMILTON TAFT, 1 MARKET PLAZA, SUITE 3200, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94105, FRAUD BY WIRE (A) MAIL FRAUD, TAX

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THE EFFORTS OF THE TRUSTEE

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APPOINTED BY THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT IN SAN FRANCISCO, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ASSETS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ACCOUNTANT FOR THE TRUSTEE HAS TRACED OVER $16 MILLION IN HAMILTON TAFT FUNDS GOING DIRECTLY TO CONNIE C. ARMSTRONG, JR AND/OR TO ONE OF HIS NUMEROUS DALLAS BASED CORPORATE ALTER EGOS.

INVESTIGATION HAS ESTABLISHED THAT FROM

1/1/89 THROUGH 6/15/91, $4,787,950.84 HAS BEEN TRACED TO ARMSTRONG'S PERSONAL ACCOUNTS.

IN MARCH OF 1992, JUDGE LLOYD KING, U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT SAN FRANCISCO GRANTED A MOTION OF THE TRUSTEE FOR HAMILTON TAFT FOR A FORMAL ORDER TO ASK THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN SAN FRANCISCO TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT OF COURT INVESTIGATION AGAINST SUBJECT ARMSTRONG GIVEN HIS SEVERAL

VIOLATIONS OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT'S ORDERS TO NOT DISSIPATE THE ASSETS OF THE HAMILTON TAFT ESTATE.

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CONDUCT INTERVIEWS OF SEVERAL FORMER EMPLOYEES

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