Opinion ID: 588111
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Events Subsequent to the Unlawful Search

Text: 11 In the months following the search of Eng's safe, Interdonato: 12 (A) subpoenaed the banks at which Eng maintained personal accounts, and thereby obtained statements and records for the accounts; 13 (B) performed a title search on the 141 Division Street condo. The title search revealed the identities of the seller and seller's attorney, who were then subpoenaed by Interdonato. These subpoenas produced documents showing that Eng had purchased the condo in December 1988 for $200,000 cash; 14 (C) subpoenaed the principals of 26 Bowery Corp. and its attorney, and received closing documents relating to the sale of the 26 Bowery building. Another subpoena was issued to Frank Lam, one of Eng's corporate lawyers, who produced checks used to pay 26 Bowery Corp. in the transaction. The total mix of information revealed that Bowery Mansion paid $1.7 million for the 26 Bowery building, half of which was paid in cash, and half of which was financed by a mortgage given to 26 Bowery Corp. by Bowery Mansion; 15 (D) subpoenaed Hang Seng Bank, the source of the cashier's checks deposited to Chinese Moon's National Westminster Bank account. Documents produced by Hang Seng revealed that the cashier's checks originated with parties in Hong Kong; 16 (E) subpoenaed National Westminster Bank for records relating to World Express. This subpoena provided Interdonato with information that between August and November 1986, and again in September 1987, cashier's checks were deposited and wire transfers made into the World Express account, from Wing Lung Bank, Kwantung Provincial Bank, and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International. These transfers totaled about $1 million. Interdonato in turn subpoenaed these three banks, receiving records on how, when and by whom the cashier's checks were purchased and the wire transfers made. The records indicated the source of funding for World Express to be parties in Hong Kong. It also became evident that World Express had purchased Bowery Mansion prior to Bowery Mansion's purchase of the 26 Bowery building, and was the ultimate principal behind the 26 Bowery building; 17 (F) performed a title search on the Florida home, which revealed the identities of the seller, the seller's attorney, the real estate broker and the broker's bank. Records produced in response to subpoenas revealed that Eng had purchased the Florida house in December 1986, for about $153,000 in cash, cashier's checks, and money orders. Interdonato also determined, from Florida's Department of Natural Resources, that Eng had purchased his boat from the Flagler County Marina. The Marina and the Marina's bank were subpoenaed, revealing that Eng purchased the boat in April 1987 for $43,730 in cash and money orders.