En AT 2-82 7 approximately $105,000.00 out of the company’s actounts and. retirement home: o _ Fannin County advised t store which sold a. number of the builders appliances would go - sSeratthes on the back of it as if it had been installed sane- . assumed ta although he advised. there were: some ramors to the effect, that - persons associated with the Patterson Company had purposely ‘ ‘burned his. house. , a am of stock an the Patterson. : Conporation which turned out. is nowy trying to re-establish the company and recoup its losses:.. WORK. advised that during the period in which the — Patterson Corporat: ion had control of his: company they teok he has been unable te e@btain any. of this money from then. WORE. advised that with gone of the money he initially obtained . in cash fron t: > Patterson Corporation he built a 3. yn i rural area ef North Georgia. A short time prior to the empietion. of the house, it was destroyed by fire and the ocal sheriff's department in t the fire was caused by arson. _ WORK stated that. it was not his bélief that the burning | Ok his house was associated with his attempt at that time to sgué the Patterson Corporation as the sheriff stated that . numérdus houses in that aréa had been burned to cover up burglary. . Investigation in the ruins of the heuse did determine that all the large appliances in the home were removed prior to the fire. The. sheriff's department his since adyised WORK that although they cannot prove it they believe a local appliance into new houses similar to his, take the appliances. outs and | thereafter burn the houses to cover up the theft. WORK stated thatthe sheriff 's department advised him that a stove ‘and ; range @imilar toe the one taken from his house wes later found on the showroom ficor of the appliance company and it had where and later removed. WORK advised that since he had not - te the house he did not have the serial numbers of the appliances nor did the ° pudiider constructing it; there=- fore the 3 teas could not be verified. as having been taken | : i dismissed the fact -conplete ly +. WORE advised he first heard of the Patterson Corpo= ration. through a former employee of his who he at oné time — considered @ close friend by the name of JOE STEWNAN..  STEWMAN was hurt financially in the transaction with the Patterson . d Corporation. as he agreed to go with them in ‘exchange for 2. : HW 45956 DoclId: 32302915 Page 4
_. B€count ‘a cash & check on the account number which he had’ been pro~ oe ar 92-862 to be worthless « STEWMAN, after his serious financial setback, wag fired from Midland Service Underwriters and now has an. office in Atlanta attempting to sot: nes i insurance under- — writing company of his own. STEWMAN.c rrently resides at %2 Huntersbranch Drive, N. EB.» Atlant a, Georgia... His home. telephone number is 394-0436 and his: ‘telephone at work is 252-7910. WORK advised that ‘STEWMAN was quite close with DALTON CARL SMITH and could na doubt supply information. con~ cerning ‘SMITH and his activi +s WORK stated that ‘STEWHAN was not the only one te suffer inancially ‘as @ result of the transactions with Patterson as WORK himself lost $17,000. oo in personal funds. WORK advised that SMITH was never in his office éven after. the Patterson Corporat ion “set up shop... =. there” and he was described by WORK as the power behind the — _ €ompany as he owned & great. deal of steck in it. oe WORKs as was. previously stated; was introduced : - to the Patterson Corporation by JOE. STEVMAN.. STEWIAN ; . first brought people representing Patterson to Mr: WORK in. dune of 1973. They showed hin 2 prepared balance sheet and @ projection of assets and also a complete net worth statement. . : Inasmuch as. WORK was. trying to. prepare himselt. for retirement. e gitling to go along with Patterson and they fixst proposed to hin’ a transfer ef stock to ‘cover the cost of. their purchase’. of the company. However» WARE refused to. accent $uis and that is when the. B22 000 per year for _ i x = a ats STRWAN. bisgelt was to have: os ct with ‘the commen in return 3 for nis “help. in securing the: ‘deal. for. Patterson. Around October ds 197343 an 1 individual named AnpERSoN ed -gdvised that. the : Patteraon Company wanted. to. establish. line of exvedit. at. the Wells Fargo Bank and that they needed $50. 7000 .00 to do | . this... Shortly thereafter STEWMAN sent the $. »;000.00 in + _.& sertified check to ANDERSON ‘and WORE. had assumed in wiew. of this transaction that the line of credit was established. Sonct ime: Ae a Tater date. another $50 000.00: was sent. to this Baas Ty at that ch nee ‘when WORE attempted to i, 34 HW 45956 DoclId: 32302915 Page 5 =<
HW 45956 _ the insurance business as @ "erook + a with. ‘an. extensive « , this. one: million 3 that he wai quest. WORK stated that. io Set wigs: EL Se a parte prior t pe ie oposed shipment tisie and that ‘ne believed them to. be ‘9 | @ih of them. Wor Living he lived at. the Cross. Keys: Apartments» however: he has since. cE 4 vided. at the Wells. Fargo. Banks he was anformed by. ‘bank of ‘cialis that nove of the money he bad Sent had been de= sited in that account. but had gone to 2 private Patterson ‘Company account in the sane bank. | . WORK atated that an individual known as GENE uc FARREN was: the one who first contacted STEWMAN in regard to the Patterson. Corporation and NC. FARRER is known throughout LARRY CARR became involved in the Patterson Corpo* rat. hon when ‘they purchased hie companies which were & rather succéssful wobiie home nanufacturing and ‘sales. organizats ions ¥ ns arrangement with CARR was to provide | hin CARR received no money ‘in ‘the dead and: @esumned ‘the prveitoncy of the Patterson Corporation after SMITH stepped aside on. . 1973+ in an effort to establish a legitimate: company and recoup gomé of his losses. It is WORK's persondl opinion that aithough: SMITH had spread the word that he has: divested hinselé of 411 stock in the Patterson Carporation that he Still owns a substantial portion of the stock. in other dudividuals* names. WORK advised that CARR is: presently — gesiding in Bl Salvador and tha pe vent the at CARE equest to discuss 2 exchange for a oné mi don do iat a e of junk." WORK advised that from bis. knowledge — ; copter. ‘fron. ig in Atlanta: of ee parts you coul not make. one comple e KK stated that when CARR was: 11 moved to El Salvador and rents a house there. WORK pro ded . ad @ as LARRY A. CARR, Avenida Las Camelias. 154. Colonia. raucisco,s San Salvador, Ei Salvader CA. Work advised change for his efforts with CARR to get the helicopter 35 DoclId: 32302915 Page 6 J j also, 22 sales ‘dots throughout the ‘Southeast Vaited t } 1 t I ~
AT 92-362: 5 dealer to go through he has: obtained tvo notes from. the Patterson Corporation to heip him: xetover some of the monéy Lost. CARR ‘Ss pusiness prior to i takeover by the Patterson Corporation was known as Hones of America. CARR and his | employees: first moved. into some of WORK's space at Midland ici £ September of 1973 at which time CARR y 2 even people. They used a e ‘space ana 36 had free access te his vised | shat one of the enployed. approx ima ly. ‘portion of his off3 phones and company 4 WORE : worst results of bis: associatior lost a large insurance contract | | insurance Corporation. CARR‘s posit - the Patterson Corporation was that of & vice president dior te his: takeover after DALTON CARL SMITH. Supposedly left. the company. WORK - advised that of the $105,000. 00 in assets and money: his: company lest, some went to the Patterson ‘Company itself, some of the adsets. wore transferred directly to the. Homes: of America and later. absorbed by the Patterson Corpo~ ration. Midland Service Undereiters has a commercial Recount at the Trust Company of Georgia, Lenox Square Branch ;. and prior to the time when he cegained control of Midland _ Service Undergriters the following individuals were authorized to write checks on his company's account: LARRY CARB, a RON HALEY, and a JOE. HART ,. besides. ur. WORK, himself. . Mr. WORK stated that an dudividuat naned LARRY MELIS, deve spresentative of ‘the Patterson Corporation, has - raised a considerable. amount of money recently t } help Keep Patterson. going; hoyever: WORK is: not sure of WILLS* connection with the ‘¢onpany + "fn regard to the individual natied MC FARREN proviousiy mentioned by WORK, HC FARREN has the répu sion being “a hag man for thé Mafia in Florida." WoRk sta’ at MC FARREN voluntarily left Texas and Baton. Rouge.» I danas where he had previously owned - insurance businesses, and “yoluntarily _ gurrendered his. insurance licenses there, prior to them — . being: revoked by the. local authorities." The Patterson 1 Corporation was originarty ehartered ' - _ 45956 DoclId:32302915 Page fF
AT 92~862 e in Denver, Colerado,. as a gmail mining company and some irs ago the company name and charter was: purchased by the Gold Coast Shr dup and Crab Company of Orlando, Florida, waten om? provided title te the company to DALTON Le SMIT. . Work advised that he hag. rel @ later dat ORE 2 3 travel anywhere ‘end, te testify : Se i ; iine to before any official body in connection with an investigation of this: matter. 37 acento HW 45956 DBocld:32302915 Page 6