Cost of Bruce Wisan’s Sociological and Psychological War against the FLDS
2008-11-17 00:13:45
By Donald Richter
Editor’s Note:
In a previous article, I asked the question, “What happened to the $7.95 million [Bruce Wisan has] already realized from the sale of UEP assets?” The following information answers, in part, that very question.
Included in his motions for payment of fees, the following dollar entries from Bruce Wisan’s Check Register reveal substantial payments made to fund the “sociological and psychological war” against UEP Trust Beneficiaries. These payments were made between July, 2005 and May, 2008. The Deseret News of November 15, 2008, reports Wisan claiming almost $3 million in additional unpaid engineering, attorney and special fiduciary fees.
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Payments made to pursue documents seized from Warren & Seth Jeffs:
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Pursue Subpoena of W S Jeffs Documents
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6,632.85
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Jeffrey L. Shields
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Reimb. For Global Digital Forensics pmt.
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2,000.00
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Wisan's Colorado Attorney
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512.72
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Documents from Warren & Seth Jeffs
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14,698.59
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Total:
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23,844.16
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Payments made to pursue documents & property seized from YFZ Ranch
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Austin Real Estate Consultants
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Texas Real Estate Issue
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346.50
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Pursue Subpoena of YFZ Documents
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10,000.00
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Total:
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10,346.50
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Payments for "Park Maintenance"
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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ATM - Wells Fargo Account
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Cottonwood Park
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12,491.58
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Brad Colgrove
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Reimbursement for parts Park Maint.
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3,764.33
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Colorland Sales & Service
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Cottonwood Park Mower
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15,382.77
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Elsie Richter
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Park Maintenance
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304.00
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Melvin Williams
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Park Maintenance
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3,680.00
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Michael Chatwin
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Park Maintenance
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11,609.96
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Scholzen Products Company
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Parts / Park Maint.
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1,219.39
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Standard Plumbing Supply
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Park Maintenance
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3,075.16
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Stefanie Colgrove
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Park Maintenance
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2,608.00
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Cottonwood Park Maint. & Reimbursment
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29,461.64
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Williams Landscaping
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Park Maintenance
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28,848.00
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Woodrow Johnson
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Park Maintenance with Michael Chatwin
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1,276.00
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Ewing Irrigation
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04-17-2007 CK # 1360
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7,588.17
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Total:
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121,309.00
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Payments made to pursue litigation against Bountiful Elementary
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School & attempt to subdivide Canadian properties, etc.
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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BESS Lawsuit & Coll. & Pmt. Of Can. Taxes
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78,781.38
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Minister of Finance (Canada)
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Canadian Land Tax & Water Management
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186.32
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Canadian Land Use Consulting Fees
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5,194.00
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Total:
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84,161.70
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Payments made to subdivide Hildale, Utah & Colorado City, Arizona:
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Bruno Brooks & Goldberg PC
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Wisan's Arizona Attorney's
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17,852.89
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Short Creek Subdivision Surveying
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569,531.22
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Colorado City
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Short Creek Subdivision Engineering Fees
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9,209.60
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Environmental Solutions
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Surveying
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574.00
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Rosenberg Associates
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Block Survey (Short Creek Subdivision)
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1,724.90
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Arizona Department of Water
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Short Creek Subdivision Surveying
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2,070.00
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Aqua Engineering Inc.
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Surveying
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4,106.25
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Total:
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605,068.86
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Payment to pursue Litigation against Twin City Water Authority,
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Hildale City, and CCIA
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Pursue Availability & Use of Water on UEP Land
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26,920.00
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First American Title Insurance
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Investigate CCIA Property Interests
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330.00
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Total:
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27,250.00
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Payment of Legal Fees to Callister Nebeker & McCullough:
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Callister Nebeker & McCullough
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Wisan's Utah Attorney Fees
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1,428,837.47
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Callister Nebeker & McCullough
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Wisan's Utah Attorney Fees
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170,909.32
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Callister Nebeker & McCullough
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Wisan's Utah Attorney Fees
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109,951.50
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Total:
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1,709,698.29
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"Lost Boy's" Lawsuit Settlement:
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Roger H. Hoole
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Lost Boys Settlement (See Shields Bill 7-18-07)
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23,700.00
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The Diversity Foundation
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Settlement of Claims
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26,300.00
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The Suder Law Firm
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Lost Boys Settlement of Claims
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100,000.00
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Total:
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150,000.00
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Payment of Bruce Wisan's Fees:
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Wisan Smith Racker & Prescott LLP
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Fiduciary Fees
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297,085.22
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Wisan Smith Recker & Prescott LLP
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Fiduciary Fees
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38,419.06
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Total:
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335,504.28
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Payment of Advisory Board Member Fees & Reimbursments:
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Carolyn Jessop
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Advisory Board Member Fees & Reimb.
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6,656.57
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Deloy Bateman
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Advisory Board Member Fees
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1,225.00
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Don Timpson
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Advisory Board Member Fees
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5,843.00
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John Nielsen
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Advisory Board Member Fees & Reimb.
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4,093.00
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Katie Cox
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Advisory Board Member Fees & Reimb.
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1,225.00
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Margaret Cooke
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Advisory Board Member Fees & Reimb.
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9,689.21
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Rayo Spencer Johnson
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Advisory Board Member Fees & Reimb.
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5,376.00
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Robert Huddleston
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Advisory Board Member Fees & Reimb.
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7,088.30
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Seth Cooke
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Advisory Board Member Fees
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1,225.00
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Total:
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42,421.08
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Payment of Jethro Barlow's "Consulting" Fees:
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Jethro Barlow Consulting Fees
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220,554.08
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Total:
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220,554.08
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Payment of Isaac Wyler's Fees:
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Posting Notices on Homes 2006-2008
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68,766.36
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Total:
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68,766.36
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Payment of Sam Brower's Fees:
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Sam E. Brower Investigations
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Paper Serving / PI Services
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4,127.81
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Total:
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4,127.81
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Payment of Andrew Chatwin's Fees:
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Name
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Description
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Amount
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Andrew Chatwin (Expense)
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Posting Notices on Homes 2005-2008
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3,034.78
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Park Maint. & Posting Assessment
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5,360.63
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Total:
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8,395.41
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