Alathea
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Reading through the Civil Court documents and the parts of the FD deposition that we have seen (just a tiny fraction of the total) I have to say I give Atty. Weinstein total credit for trying to put the puzzle together.
FD and FORE are interchangeable for purposes of tracking the money IMO. FORE didn't have credit cards so personal credit cards were used and reimbursed and so tracking what is happening gets complicated. It is baffling to me that FD had 5 figure credit card bills during a period when not much was going on with construction. It also seems odd to run an ongoing construction business using credit cards as its not clear FORE had credit anyplace for materials. It also appears that the subcontractors purchased materials and then were reimbursed by FORE. Its an odd business model and certainly not typical or scalable IMO.
I did read something interesting in this latest read of the civil court depositions. We've had much debate here as to whether the Quickbooks that were due in Family Court nearly 2 years ago and in Civil Court in 2018 exist. While I know FD is an avowed liar, he did say in a deposition that he is the ONLY person who inputs information into Quickbooks. An accountant was also deposed and explained that he simply 'complied' the financial statements of FORE and never reviewed or audited the books and records.
FD and MT went to Greece in 2018 alleged to meet with an 'investor' named Yannis Toutziarides. I am quite curious how many 'friend mortgages' this person has provided to FD/FORE beyond the Sturbridge property.
For some comic relief, check out the Greek version of the famous "WHO'S ON FIRST" comedy sketch. In this case it relates to the question about how FD legal bills are being paid and FD responds, "I don't know" and the spelling of the Greek Attorney in New York who works for the Family "Greek Benefactor".
Comedy starts on page 38 with the spelling of the New York Greek lawyer whose name FD claims not to know but kinda knows enough to know how to spell it but Atty. Weinstein tries hard to get the spelling and its simply not easy and I'm not even sure its correct because I cannot find an atty with the name of the person given by FD in the 5 boroughs of NYC!
My guess is Atty. Weinstein would have had better luck asking FD to pull out his phone and say, "Buddy, who do you call when you need to pay Atty Pattis"! I also bet Atty. P is well acquainted with Mr. Money Bags NY Greek Lawyer.
My guess is the Greek lawyer whose name nobody knows how to spell is 1 on FD speed dial! Here is the transcript for a good laugh IMO (discussion goes on beyond the below clip but they never get the name right so far as I can tell!):
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This part of FD's sworn testimony (from page 68) is pretty darn funny too - again, the "who's on first" sort of absurdity - but in a sworn deposition! He says he went to Florida to start a company but that he didn't need to start a company because he has a company already. It's as if he can't remember what he just lied about two seconds ago.
IRS attorneys will have a field day with him.
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