Leonard Cohen is a songwriter and a singer (RT page 49, line 13.) Mr. Cohen knows Appellant Lynch as she worked for him and served as his personal manager for about 17 years. (R.T.P. 49. Ls. 24-25.) According to Cohen, they had a brief intimate relationship (R.T.P. 49, ls. 28-29.) Ms. Lynch was dismissed in 2004 (R.T. 50,. L4). “As soon as the relationship ended in 2004, Ms. Lynch began to e-mail me many e-mails a day” (R.T.P. 50, l. 28.) Mr. Cohen testified that he was alarmed and frightened. “ I was concerned about my safety and the safety of my children and grandchildren “ (R.T.P. 54, ls. 19-22.)
According to Cohen, the first group of voicemail messages: “I transcribed myself and typed into my computer and e-mailed them to my attorneys." The next batch I recorded them from my house answering machine into a Sony cassette player and gave the cassettes to my lawyers (R.T.P. 55, ls. 16-18.) Then the third batch I recorded with my sound engineer. We put them into CD’s and those I handed to my lawyer. ( R.T.P. 55. ls.24.) And then recently I have a little sophisticated recorder that allows me to turn it into MP3 that I can mail to my lawyers (R.T.P. 55, ls. 24-16.)
She routinely accused me of drug abuse (R.T.P. 61, ls. 15-16.)
“We got a restraining order in 2006 and then Ms. Lynch left the jurisdiction, moved to Colorado and in 2008 we got a restraining order against Ms. Lynch from Colorado. And then in 2011 we got another restraining order.” Exhibit 3 for identification is the restraining order from 2005. (R.T.P. 70, ls. 1-3.)
The second restraining order in Colorado was filed in California on May 2011 (R.T.P. 73, l. 14.) People’s five for identification is a document that registers an out of state restraining order. (R.T.P. 74, ln. 19.)
Ms. Lynch has many times, in her messages asked about getting an amended tax return (R.T.P.157, ls. 3-5.)
Mr. Cohen received an e-mail on April 18, 2011. (R.P.T 161, ls. 8-12.) It says, Cohen told me Phillip [Spector] never held a gun on him, and that would support what he told the LAPD. “On e-mails Ms. Lynch continually accused me of testifying against Phillip Spector in the secret Grand Jury” (R.T P. 165, l. 24.)
The specific comment that was made was the “perennial threat to take me down” (R.T.P. 194. Ls.3-4) “Sometimes Ms. Lynch says legally." (R.T.P. L. 4.) Another e-mail says, Cooley’s tough on crimes but doesn’t mind young men being maimed. (R.T.P. 198, ls 22-25.)
Ms. Lawrence is a law clerk with the City of Los Angeles. She received the black binder from Sandra Streeter (R.T.P. 222, ls. 14-15.) She does not know where Ms. Streeter got them from. (R.T.P. 222, ls. 17-20.) Ms. Lawrence never saw a subpoena from Gmail or AOL (R.T.P. 20-25.) She did not know who the owner of the actual e-mail address was (R.T.P. 222, ls. 26-28.)
Mr. Cohen recognized the voice mail to that of the voice of Ms. Lynch on February 15, May 11, and May 28, 2011. R.T.P. 249, ls. 20-26 to 258, ls. 1-15.)
On December 23, 2011 Mr. Cohen identified an e-mail specifying Leonard Cohen does have a small to non-existent penis (R.T.P. 293, ls. 9-10.) Mr. Cohen considered the e-mail as vile. (R.T.P. 262, 20-28.) From February 2011 through the end of June 2011 Mr. Cohen found such e-mails annoying (R.T.P. 262, ls .21-26.) Mr. Cohen was annoyed by the voicemails during the time period of July 1, 2011 to the end of the year 2011 (R.T.P. 263, ls. 9-12.) Mr. Cohen got it wrong as far as dates receiving the e-mail on March 11, 2012. It was actually March 11, 2011 (R.T.P. 270, ls. 21-28 to Page 271, ls. 2-8.)
Mr. Cohen had hired Ms. Lynch to manage Mr. Cohen’s accounts. (R.T.P. 273, ls. 1-2.) Mr. Cohen was very inactive in managing his own accounts (R.T.P. 273, ls. 3-5.) Through time Ms. Lynch was entrusted implicitly with all of Mr. Cohen’s affairs (R.T.P 274, ls. 3-6.)
Mr. Cohen and Ms. Lynch had an intimate relationship, sometimes sexual that spanned for a period of time (R.T.P. 275, ls 13-25.) At another hearing on March 23 Mr. Cohen was asked if his relationship with Ms. Lynch was purely a business relationship (R.T.P. 276, l. 17-28.) Their personal and business relationship ended in October of 2004 (R.T.P. 277, l.17.)
Did you talk to your manager who handles your tax to request those documents from 2001-2004? (R.T.P. 283, ls. 4-5.) Did you give them Ms. Lynch’s information for you to send that information to? (R.P.T. 283, ls. 10-11.) [Cohen] No, Sir. (R.P.T. 283, l. 12.) Mr. Cohen’s attorneys are Robert Kory and Michele Rice (R.T.P. 283, ls. 15-21.)
Mr. Cohen obtained an order in 2008 from Colorado (R.T.P. 298, ls. 21-28.)The order was not registered in California until 2011 (R.T.P. 300, ls. 22-23.) It was registered in Los Angeles (R.T.P. 301, ls. 10-13.)
If you could just take the words without the tone there is nothing threatening there. (R.T.P. 313, ls. 18-22.) Ms. Lynch never said she was going to kill Mr. Cohen. (R.T.P. 314, ls. 28.) Ms. Lynch never said that she was going to see Mr. Cohen at a particular place or location. (R.TP. 315, ls. 3-4.)
Peoples Exhibit 24 contained an attachment of the Colorado restraining order. Michele Rice (hereinafter “Ms. Rice”) sent it on February 14, 2011. Half an hour later she received approximately 95 e-mails. Ms. Lynch in the e-mail said it was a fraudulent restraining order and she wanted some tax information. (R.T.P. 333, ls. 20-23.) Ms. Rice would personally save the e-mails during the period between 2004 and 2011 if they were on her yahoo! Small Business Account. (R.T.P. 362, ls. 14-23.) She did not sit there and supervise if the e-mails were for Mr. Kory. (R.T.P. 363. Ls. 13-28.)
That I was taken to King Drew by LAPD. I lived in Brentwood, and when I was released 24 hours later a custody matter had been filed. (R.P.T. 462, ls. 8-10.)
On May 25, 2005 one day after a SWAT team incident a custody matter had been filed. (R.T.P. 462, ls. 11-15.) “ I don’t know Mr. Kory at all. I had lunch with him, I stopped by his office and I saw him at the restraining order hearing at Boulder “ (R.T.P. 462, ls. 18-27.)
“I went to a lunch meeting with Robert Kory. I was told by Mr. Kory that there was fraud, tax fraud on every entity: Blue Mist Touring, Traditional Holdings, LC Investments. There were problems with Stranger Music, Inc. that also had tax issues as Steven Machat know for a fact.. Mr. Kory asked if I would mediate on Mr. Cohen’s side against his advisors. Mr. Kory told me that Arther Indursky, Don Friedman and Stuart Fried of Grubman, Indursky Firm committed fraud and inducement, as did Greg McBowman.”
Ms. Lynch met Mr. Cohen in 1984 when she was employed by the law firm of Machat and Machat. She began working with Mr. Cohen after Mr. Machet died. (R.T.P. 448, ls. 13-24.) She worked for Cohen from 1988 until 2004. In several e-mails Ms. Lynch was requesting to be paid commissions with respect to deals etc. (R.T.P. 457, ls. 11-28.) At no time during 2004 through 2005 the police did not contact Ms. Lynch regarding the threatening of Mr. Cohen and his children or Mr. Kory. (R.T.P. 466, ls. 1-8.) NOTE: I think I was contacted - see SWAT.
I don’t know if I was contacted regarding Mr. Cohen’s taxes. As I reported the tax fraud to Agent Bill Betzer, I as working on paying my own taxes, and he suggested that I contact the Fraud Unit with anything I had to report. And so I contacted the Fraud Unit by phone and then I filed a complaint onlne with the IRS. And I also called the IRS in Washington. (R.P.T. 463, ls.11-17.)
I spoke to Agent Bill Betzer on April 15, 2005 after I paid my taxes in full. (R.T.P. 463, ls. 20-23). I did receive an email -- I mean I did receive a phone call from Agent Kelly Sopko of the Treasury regarding this matter, And I did meet with her and her partner, whose name is Brandon.
(R.T.P. 464, ls.13-16.) I attached Agent Sopko’s email to me, saying that she found an appropriate individual for me, which is Agent - to report this to, which is Agent Luis Tejeda of the IRS Unit in Los Angeles. And to go to Agent Tejeda with whatever information and evidence I had regarding this tax matter. (R.P.T. 464, ls. 25-28, R.P.T. 465, ls. 1-3.)
[Public Defender] Now, during these voice mails and emails, we heard about Phil Spector. What’s your knowledge about Phil Spector? How do you - where did that come from? (R.P.T. 466, ls. 9-12.)
When Marty Machat died - Marty Machat represented Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector ... I ultimately became Leonard Cohen’s personal manager and interned with Phil Spector. For -- especially for 1988 and 1989. Thereafter, I worked for him from time to time. (R.P.T. 466, ls. 13-19.) Now, we heard evidence about an interview that Mr. Cohen had with the Los Angeles Police Department. (R.P.T. 466, ls. 20-21.) I explained to Steve Cron that ... I did not want to be dragged into Phil Spector’s matter. I thought it would affect the custody of my child to some degree. And I just really did not want to be dragged into it. (R.P.T. 467, ls. 3-8.) Well, I’ve heard that he put a gun to his neck and I’ve heard he’s put a gun to his neck. (R.P.T. 467, ls. 16-17.) [Public defender] Something about a grand jury. What did you mean in those emails? (R.P.T. 468, ls 1-2.) What I meant is that Mick Brown of the UK Telegraph wrote me -- and advised me that he was writing a book on Phil. That he had Grand Jury testimony, and that Leonard Cohen had testified against Phil Spector. He later wrote, recently, and said he was confused. It wasn’t actually testimony - this was in the past couple of days, a few days, and it wasn’t actually testimony. Statements were given of Leonard Cohen’s to the grand jury. So I was confused, and because Mr. Brown felt that Leonard Cohen had given testimony, I thought he testified and was shocked. (R.P.T. 468, ls. 7-16.)
I was never served with a summons regarding a complaint in 2005. (R.T.P. 468, ls. 18-26.) I read the complaint when it was put online in April of 2010 and I was astounded at the allegations. I was not represented (R.T.P. 469, ls. 11-21.) From 2006 to 2012 Ms. Lynch never received any of the tax information she requested from Mr. Cohen. (R.T.P. 478, ls. 26-28.)
And what I am saying is that I said that I was confused about how to file my tax returns. Because Leonard Cohen has gone into court and stated, I believe, if my interpretation is correct, his allegations that if he deposited his royalties into his personal account I was not entitled to my commission. (R.P.T. 470, ls. 10-15.)
Doug Davis is a tax advocate that was assigned to me to remove the lien while I attempted once again to get the tax information I needed to file my returns. (R.P.T. 470, ls. 22-25.)
Well, my son had a very serious accident. He had his fingers ripped off. That was in 2007. So a friend of mine, a Tibetan lama by the name of Yongzin Rinpoche, felt that, you7 know, I’ve been through a lot and things were very stressful for me. I ended up homeless in 2006 and he and his wife asked me to visit. (R.P.T. 471, ls. 1-6.)
I mean I felt that I’ve been through a tremendous amount and that, you know, I’ve been dealing with this on my own. I couldn’t afford attorneys, you know, I after a certain amount of time. My commissions were withheld, I lost my house and I couldn’t even afford a lawyer for Ray’s custody matter, and so I felt tortured, literally. (R.P.T. 471-472, ls. 23-28, 1.)
And did you ever say that Mr. Cohen cut off ... your son’s fingers. (R.P.T. 472, ls. 7-8.)
I don’t blame Mr. Cohen. My son, Rutger, personally believes that if I had not gone to the IRS, reported this tax fraud, created a contentious situation with Leonard Cohen, that he wouldn’t have lost his fingers. (R.P.T. 472, ls. 12-16.)
Streeter, who has lied about me relentlessly and dragged my son into this - causing him further pain, now objects.
You’ve never accused Mr. Cohen for being responsible for cutting off -- (R.P.T. 472, ls. 22-23.)
Well, he doesn’t have a meat grinder at Whole Foods, so that would be impossible. (R.P.T. 472, 25-26.
“One of the main reasons I contacted Leonard Cohen - I have K-1s that were transmitted to the IRS that do not belong to me. I was not a partner on LC Investments. That causes tremendous confusion with my taxes “ (R.T.P. 497, ls. 1—19.)
None of the e-mails are harassing. I feel like I’m being harassed by not being given the information. Another e-mail has to do with the fact that I think Leonard Cohen has lied about Phil Spector holding a gun on him (R.T.P. 501, ls, 24-27.)
Ms. Lynch was at the restraining order hearing in Colorado. I told the judge I felt Leonard Cohen was dangerous to me and asked if this restraining order would protect me, that’s correct. There was no evidentiary hearing. (R.T.P. 511, ls. 18-21.) I actually filed a motion to vacate with Judge Enichen after I went back and I realized that Leonard Cohen’s perjury and fraud were excessive. (R.T.P. 512, ls. 14-17.) Ms. Lynch understood that she could have no contact with Leonard Cohen from 2005 until 2008. Ms. Lynch never received a judgment on May 15, 2006 as she was homeless. (R.T.P. 525, ls. 12-17.)
Emails, voicemails ... Emails again to Steve Cooley, the FBI, [Agent] Sopko. (R.T.P. 42, ls. 1-2.) And indeed, one of the things, the evidence will show, that she talks a lot about is tax fraud and the need to have the tax return ... Indeed the most important thing that she mentions every so often the tax statement is really a ruse ..,. Ms. Lynch specifically asked for her K-1 form ...” (R.T.,P. 42, ls. 12-25.)
NOTE: Sandra Jo Streeter is lying about the IRS, my need for a 1099 (which only Cohen can provide me), the illegal K-1s that Cohen transmitted to the IRS, and her statement that the IRS matter is a ruse for me to contact Cohen are laughable, farcical, and absurd. The woman was gushing into her cell phone about celebrity Leonard Cohen.
Let’s talk a little bit about Ms. Lynch’s need for the tax form or tax return ,.. Mr. Cohen has no clue as to what a W-2 form is, a 1099 is, a K-1 form. The evidence will show that Ms. Lynch is the one that had all of that information, knew all that information. Mr. Cohen did not have it, does not have it and does not understand what it means. (R.T.P. 43, ls. 3-9.)
Leonard Cohen, or his representatives, are the only individuals who can provide me with a 1099 for the year 2004. Of course, Leonard Cohen has the information. He paid my commissions. The lies are truly deranged and one must wonder about Streeter's motive.
Around 2005, that’s when things began to change ... there were questions about the IRS and taxes ... He got his attorneys involved ... and his attorneys had a plan., The plan was to get Ms. Lynch to work with Mr. Cohen and to pin the blame on ... She said no, I’m not going to falsify anything. , I’m not going to go out and do what you tell me to do, and she refused ... Well, she’s not going to help us. That means she’s going to hurt us. So they went after Ms. Lynch the best way they knew how. Using the legal system ... have done everything in their power to harm Ms,. Lynch ... she’s lost everything ... her job, her money, her child, all orchestrated ... if they ruin her credibility, well, that helps Mr. Cohen. And they have done everything in their power to hurt Ms. Lynch’s credibility. (R.T.P. 45, ls, 1-28.) They wanted to go and they went and tried to hurt her economically and to put a restraining order so they couldn’t have any contact during the litigation. That was their intent. That was their purpose. (R.T.P. 46, ls. 9-13.)
She began to indicate that I was the author of her misfortunes and everything happens to her was my fault and that she would she would repay me with the same kind of kindness as I had shown her. That was said in a very menacing tone. (R.T.P. 53, ls. 11-15.) After the default judgment, she began to be very clear that I had ... some kind of fraudulent action against her ... (R.T.P. 53, ls. 23-25.) There are some voicemail messages that said “You’re going to be sorry you ever met me.” (R.T.P., ls. 6-7.)
Did she ever mention Phil Spector ... (R.T.P. 57, ls. 3-4.) She accused me of testifying before a secret grand jury which resulted in the conviction of Phil Spector. (R.T.P. 57, ls. 8-10.) She accused me of being indirectly responsible for her losing custody of one child. (R.T.P. 58, ls. 1-2.) Does she have another child? (R.T.P. 58, l. 5.) His name is Rutger .... (R.T.P. 58, l. 8.) The very tone and volume of the emails suggested a threat -- (R.T.P. 60, ls. 4-5.) She’s changed her emails several times. (R.T.P. 60, ls. 16-17.)
In any of her emails, did she ever mentiion Phil Spector? (R.T.P. 60, ls. 27-28.) She often mentioned Phil Spector, repeating over and over that I had testified before a grand jury and I was involved in the conviction of Phil Spector. (R.T.P. 61, ls. 1-4.)
And the declaration by Ms. Lynch that she would never back down. (R.T.P. 72, ls. 19-20.)
[Prosecutor] And do you also recall, discussions about K-1, criminal K-1. (R.P.T. 82, ls. 2-3.)
[Cohen] A 1099, yes, is issue by an employer to an employee. (R.P.T. 83, ls. 17-18.) Sometimes if she was writing to the Department of Justice she might say, “Love, Kelley.” Or to me she might say “Lynch,.” She had different ways of signing them, as I remember. (R.P.T. 86, ls. 18-22.)
Did Ms. Lynch in any of her emails accuse you of molesting your children. (R.P.T. 90, ls. 5-6) followed by Do you know what N-A-M-B-L-A is, Mr. Cohen? (R.P.T. 90, ls. 10-11.) followed by I don’t think this particular email is referencing me. (R.P.T. 919, ls,. 26-27.)
NOTE: This has nothing to do with Cohen. Gianelli.
Public Defender - Your honor, I’ll object to 352. More prejudicial than probative. Cohen proceeds to testify about minor children, allegations re. child molestation, etc.
[Prosecutor] Did she also mention the IRS? (R.P.T. 93, l. 19.) [Cohen] Yes, she routinely mentioned the Department of Justice, The FBI, The IRS ... (R.,P.T. 94, ls. 20-21.)
[Prosecutor] Did she ever mention anybody from the District Attorney’s Office? (R.P.T. 94, ls. 23-24.)
[Prosecutor] Does she make any comment about a gentleman - about Alan Jackson? (R.P.T. 95, ls. 5-6.)
[Prosecutor] Has she ever compared you to being like Mr. Cooley and Mr. Jackson? (R.P.T. 95, ls. 20-21.) [Cohen] I think I was included among those villains. (R.P.T. 95, ls. 22-23.)
[Prosecutor] Is there any mention of Steve Cooley. (R.P.T. 96, l. 24.) [Prosecutor] Is there any mention of Alan Jackson. (R.P.T. 96, l. 26.)
[Cohen describing the comparison he believes I’ve made between him, Cooley, and Jackson] She says we live our lives selfishly pursuing fame at the expense of others. (R.P.T. 97, ls. 6-7.)
[Cohen] I think she did mention something about drug usage. (R.P.T. 130, ls. 11-12.)
Testimony about Cohen and drugs. See public record. He feels I assailed his reputation although his history of psychiatric problems, drug and alcohol abuse, etc. is public and well documented.
[Prosecutor] Was the District Attorney referred to in the voice mail message that we just heard? Do you recall? (R.P.T. 145, 19-21.)
[Cohen’s testimony regarding Rutger] Yes, many times she suggested I was responsible for an accident that befell him. (R.P.T. 58, ls. 10-11.)