PRIVILEGED Attorney-Client Communication

To: S. Wooden, K. Kennedy, D. Hill, T. Deller

From: Allan Taylor
Re: Dillon Stadium proposal issues of concern
I have been looking into the significance of the document we have
received from the proposed development team to demonstrate that they
have the financial capability to carry out the promises they are in the process
of making. That document consists of a letter dated Sept. 30, 2015 (and
notarized Oct. 1, 20151) from Derek W. Edwards, of Invest Technical Services,
LLC to James Duckett, C.E.O. of Black Diamond Consulting Group, LLC. [sic].
The letter attaches what it describes as a bank confirmation Pre-Advice from
Barclays Bank London as evidence of our funding capacity and states that
Invest will be transferring the funds to Wells Fargo US within seven business
days and well be able to disburse these funds after execution of the JV
Agreement. The pre-advice appears to be a SWIFT communication from
Barclays to Chase Bank that gives notice that Barclays has cash funds in
the amount of $440,000,000 that will remain available for a year and a day
from July 15, 2015.
I have identified the following reasons for doubting the representation that
these documents evidence financing available to Black Diamond for the
purpose of executing on their promises to Hartford:
1. Invests letter states that it will be transferring the funds from
Barclays to Wells Fargo within seven business days. The attached
bank transmission, however, is from Barclays to Chase Bank.2
2. The transmission identifies the ordering customer as
GCubeUnderwriting LTD. G Cube Underwriting is a Lloyds
Underwriting Agency that provides insurance coverage for
alternative energy projects. See http://www.gcubeinsurance.com/en/company/what-it-means-to-be-a-lloydscoverholder/ I find it implausible, to say the least, that such an
entity would be investing $440 million in the highly speculative
undertaking that is stated to be the rationale for Black Diamond and
companys willingness to give us a stadium.
1 I have verified that the notary whose seal appears on the Invest letter is
indeed a Florida notary resident in the Fort Lauderdale area.
2 I have verified that the SWIFT codes appearing in the transmission are the
codes for Barclays and Chase.

3. The transmission identifies the account name at Chase that is the

receiver as Global Future Leader Organization Inc. There is no
mention of Invest Technical Services. I have found one web page,
from something called Black Tie International Magazine, that refers
to Global Future Leaders Organization, apparently in the context
of a U.N. anniversary celebration.
4. Most importantly, the transmission has the following identifying
information in a block on the bottom left hand side:
For and on Behalf Of
Barclay Bank PLC
1 Churchill Place, London E14 SHP
United Kingdom,
James Bidwell (BARC 020)
Head Global Trade Product
Etc.
A web search turns up a Jan. 11, 2012 press release from a company
announcing its selection by Barclays to provide risk management software
that quotes James Bidwell, Head of Trade Product Development at Barclays.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/Barclays-Selects-Leading-iw1156779677.html. However, Mr. Bidwells Linked-In entry shows that
he left Barclays in May of 2014 and in September of 2014 he
assumed a position at Royal Bank of Scotland. I have attached a copy
of Mr. Bidwells Linked-In page. This information suggests that the bank
transmission may have been altered.
In short, I do not think that the document on which Mr. Duckett has
relied establishes anything.
I have other concerns relating to Invest Technical Services and its
plausibility as a source of any substantial financing:
1. A web search turns up a listing at a different Fort Lauderdale
address, 2169 NE 61st Ct., Fort Lauderdale, with the following
description: Invest Technical Services LLC is a small, fairly new
company in the service industry in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It
opened in 2010 and now has an estimated $44,000 in yearly
revenue and approximately 1 employee.
http://listings.findthecompany.com/l/26595774/Invest-TechnicalServices-LLC-in-Fort-Lauderdale-FL

2. The address given on the letterhead is a small, strip-mall building.

Searches of the address seem to indicate that the primary tenant is
Adache Architects. I have not found Invest Technical Services listed
there, although a Daniel Adache shows up as treasurer for EA
Commerce LLC, whose other two officers are Derek and Deighton
Edwards, so there apparently is a connection.
3. The phone number listed on the Invest Technical Services letterhead
appears to be a cell phone.
4. Search results on Deighton and Derek Edwards can be found at
http://www.corporationwiki.com/search/results?term=Deighton
%20Edwards and http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/PompanoBeach/derek-edwards-P6877060.aspx. Nothing in the results makes
me think it is at all plausible that they can direct $440 million.
5. Dun & Bradstreet apparently has reports available on Invest
Technical Services.
https://creditreports.dnb.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ReportSele
ctionCmd?dunsNumber=0&busName=INVEST%20TECHNICAL
%20SERVICES%2C
%20L.L.C.&searchType=BSF&storeId=11654&catalogId=70010&pro
ductId=0&address=2169%20NE%2061ST%20CT&city=FORT
LAUDERDALE&state=FL&zip=333082155&country=US. Not
knowing anything about how D&B works and not possessing a City
credit card, I did not order any.
6. Finally, consider Moolex Capital. It was listed as a strategic partner
of Black Diamond Consulting Group LLC when I printed out their
website a few days ago. It is not listed today, after some negative
suggestion online. If you want, look them up at
https://moolex.com/. They wont make you any more comfortable.