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Leon- had I known from the beginning what i know now, I woul= never have gotten involved with s issue never! ever.! =C2? . / I have 40 years of experience dealing with the IRS=C2? , I never have cheated ,evaded or crafted ridiculous?=A0 returns . I am maniacal in taking careful=y crafted thoughtful positions that even if I don't receive the =ull benefit ( i have no recollection of any total loss on any positi=n.) I get most of it. . Hence my credibility wit= the IRS is quite unique and one of my most important assets. as you=know my research is detailed , the case laws rele=ant and though the arguments are sometimes hot there is great respect on b=th sides.

The situation is emblematic of my warning s and advice that it appears still continues to go =needed. I have repeatedly told you that these girls ,=all want to show how clever they are. they , come from countries where taxes are rarely paid and on top of that , they have no experience=with real rules, money or biz . they often push the envelope beyond the pale unfortunately usually ending up getting the principal in serious trouble. ( sometimes by design,?=A0 I assume not in this case, though she would not be unhappy to see=find out about it ). For six months I have asked you , her if there was something i didn't know or wasn't being told , as I found this particular audit highly unusual= highly ! - not helpful that you with the usual voice o= authority telling me in no uncertain terms "what the agent really wants". I continue to be amazed how you , Barry, and brad share very strong detailed views without having even one day of true experience. and relying on joslin and toms pronouncements I will review with you the ugly facts only o= the phone.

I can easily ignore the fact tha= your repeated regarding the detectability of the first 100 mi=lion that saved your financial life. and provided a resurrection of = billion dollars of grats that had died is never bala=ced by the recognition of what you received and frankly not to=date- paid for . Each time you have chosen not to pay what we agree=. or what has been written by me in many emails BEFORE the tra=sactions are complete. you tell me that tom and joslins advice is one of the reasons that you feel you shouldn't pay the amo=nt owed written or agreed. ( mind you , this only happenst>=A0 AFTER you have received the benefits of my advice ) 1= the big transaction - you then add the easily refuted and silly arg=ment that it was Alan's idea. BTW It is = and would have been super easy for you to set a meeting if you had =hosen to get to the bottom of this farce. . you have met with =rad. there are memos. there are emails ( which yo= choose not even to look at , for , I can only assume . for fear tha= This fa=rications is as clear as I suggest it to be . ). NOW - lets assume t=at i show you that alan had only an irrelevant minuscule involvem=nt ,at the very end . way after the fact , no serious involve=ent in the crafting or execution of the idea - in a transaction that=saved your family 600 million dollars. or re detec=ability that in fact the first hundred or the full 175 actually now=C2. gets you a benefit that you have been going on about . . =what then ?! will there be more reasons that r why agreed amounts=should not be paid. or is this an exercise solely for am=sement . not mine

It seems you have forgotten=C2? that it was you, that asked for my HELP! . , audit , gift tax audit audit.?=A0 8865, gagosian contract. underpayment =f Apollo offshore. tax. now AF and A . - it is wholly unfair t=at after I tell you what I will charge , you say , don't worry _=C2? as you know we always work it out, complete the transaction to=your benefit and then and only then you decide not to pay ,?=A0 you then categorically state ,( true ) that I never agreed=to your emails or even read them, or agreed to follow our agreement=which I unilaterally considered null and void . however as i previously st=te this only happens AFTER the fact. The amount of time =nd effort is immense to try to get these things right. It is not mag=c!!, it is focused very hard and meticulous work.

Frankly, I find it stranger that after helping you save mil=ions and millions on the Giacometti. (including now for the first ti=e , having to record a personal 5 million dollar loss in my trust . =ou have forgotten failed to even buy m= lunch . or ask if there was anything you could do for me. so=ething is wrong. A needle has to be carefully=threaded between ugly alternatives. There are many considerati=ns . putting the toothpaste back in the tube unlikely. m=st not for email I can talk only after 4 or if better f=r you . tomorrow. as i might then have more info.