From: Kelley Lynch <kelley.lynch.2010@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 5:59 AM
Subject: Re: Corporate Entities: Blue Mist, LC Investments, Traditional Holdings, Old Ideas
To: Steven Machat <smachat@gmail.com>
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Steven,
Leonard has cast himself into a hell of his own making.
Thanks for confirming that you'll correct the slander. Here are the aspects of your book, re the chapter on me and Cohen, that i agree with. I don't agree that I bought my house with Cohen's money (because I did not and had made substantial commissions with Adam Cohen's deals and had a retirement account) and I never owed Amex $490,000. It's just part of the fraudulent narrative. Cohen also didn't come down from Mt. Baldy. He hadn't been there since 1999. He heard I was reporting his tax fraud to IRS and flew in from Montreal, attempted to force me into meeting with him and his tax lawyer and wanted the corporate books which my lawyers ultimately transmitted to his in October 2004. He simply lied to the court that I wouldn't give him the books and records. He had them. He and his daughter, as he did with your offices, came into my offices (my mother was present) and took everything they felt like taking - including corporate records. I don't care if you address any of this but these are the facts and you don't have them properly addressed in your book.
Trust me - I've moved on. This is not about Cohen. This is about fraud before LA Superior Court, a fraudulent $10 million judgment, and serious federal tax matters.
The people who cannot move on are Stephen Gianelli, Cohen's fan Walsh, and others who have engaged in what I believe is criminal conduct. It has continued with Paulette Brandt, Phillip's former assistant and girlfriend, until the present. She is being criminally harassed over Leonard Cohen now. She hasn't seen Cohen since he visited Phillip's Beverly Hills house when they were working together and really doesn't know him. She has, however, seen the evidence and worked in Statement Preparation at Columbia Pictures and knows the meaningless fraudulent expense ledger is not an accounting.
Take it easy and thank you for correcting the slander, etc.
Kelley
Gods, Gangsters & Honour by Steven Machat
Excerpts:
Leonard was desperate to get rid of this two managers, Judy Berger and Mary Martin, who he believed had stolen the rights to his songs and records early on in his career. Even back then, Cohen was convinced that women were ripping him off. He signed an agreement, and when he wanted to get rid of the contract, he accused everyone of ripping him off. You could say it became repeat behaviour. My father duly got rid of Berger and Martin, set up a new company called Stranger Music for Cohen and agreed to manage Leonard for 15% as well as 15% of Stranger. The idea of the company was twofold: one, to maintain ownership of the copyrights duly created; and two, to minimise Leonard’s exposure to American tax, just like any other rich individual trying to minimise their tax liabilities.
I’ve no problem with people trying to avoid tax, but as the years have passed, I couldn’t help but smile at the apparent contradiction between Leonard’s public persona and his private business arrangements. This was a supposedly devout Buddhist with no interest in material possessions, who was all the same happy to put his trust in business managers and companies he created with his knowledge and consent whose sole aim was to minimise tax liability.
Leonard then sold Stranger Music for a small fortune and I’ve seen nothing from Cohen.
Cohen controlled his copyright, not my father. The irony was that Cohen had total control over my father … Do you know what happened to the $400,000 worth of bearer bonds in my father’s office? Bearer bonds are just unregistered bonds or paper money that are used to conceal ownership and, with it, tax liabilities. Cristini told me (who knows if this is true?) that he had found the bonds in my father’s office hours after he had died but the next day they disappeared.
Cohen denied any knowledge of these bonds. I was unsure if they existed or were part of my father’s schemes cooked up to conceal Leonard’s money.
Cohen said: “Steven, you remember the 1988 tour? Flemming extorted $100,000 from me. He wanted 20% managerial commission, in addition to his promoter’s fees. He thought he was doing extra work for me and wanted me to pay him.”
Far from being the poet of the spirits, Leonard was a hustler using Buddhism as a facade.
The next time I would see Leonard … We’d just seen The Hand That Rocks The Cradle where Rebecca De Mornay plays the psychopathic nanny who stalks this family. Who should walk along but Cohen, who was holding hands with DeMornay, his girlfriend at the time. Cohen was extremely uncomfortable because he knew he had stolen from me and it was clear he couldn’t get away quick enough. Neither could my son, because he took one look at DeMornay and ran. He was terrified because he thought she was the nanny in the film!
It was clear that Leonard was also wary of me because, I guess, he thought I might be planning to sue him.
Leonard told me that when he had gone off on his Buddhist retreat Kelley was left managing his business interests. He said: “She started believing this money was hers and she started spending it. All of it. When I got back from my pilgrimage, I went to withdraw money left in the account to cover the draft. I was speechless. I didn’t know where to look, where to turn or what to think.”
Then Leonard told me that Kelley had bought a multi-million dollar house in Mandeville Canyon with his money … Leonard said: We didn’t even get the house back. Kelley stopped paying the mortgage so the house got repossessed and the mortgage company took everything in the house as well.
Lynch had been sending out long and bizarre emails to his friends, journalists, and the authorities denouncing Leonard for a million and one sins, which would have worried me if I was their target.
The whole scheme was so ridiculous [Leonard Cohen’s attempts to limit his liabilities on the deals] from the start. All Leonard had to do to avoid U.S. taxes was tear up his green card, and stop living in and using the U.S. as his base.
It’s no secret that Leonard has also made a killing on the art market by selling his paintings, plus his touring of the last two years … If that’s true, it doesn’t really tally with the clear implication from Cohen that he is a man who has been robbed of everything.
Leonard told me before I left that he had actually offered Kelley a settlement …
It’s clear that Cohen and his lawyers want to heap the blame on Kelley’s shoulders for more than just revenge. Because Cohen’s pension assets were cashed in … ahead of schedule they are liable to tax so they need to establish that this situation is her fault. The penalties could actually be greater than the tax itself.
Leonard has cast himself into a hell of his own making.
On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 5:39 AM, Kelley Lynch <kelley.lynch.2010@gmail.com> wrote:
Steven,
You wrote me that you would correct the slander in the book? I have a legal right to address that. I didn't get what I deserved since Cohen's lawyer, in front of witnesses, offered me 50% "community property." I refused because it involved my agreeing to testify.Anyway, hit reply all and confirm that you've addressed the slander in your book. Cohen came into your father's office, with your father's permission, called a locksmith, and took what he wanted. I wasn't involved. He and Herschel Weinberg then privately unraveled off-shore accounts, advised Sony that his recording contract was inadvertently assigned to a Nevada LC Productions entity, abandoned his green card, obtained a new one, changed Stranger Music's name, created a new LC Productions in Delaware, and changed that name to a California entity. Try to get your facts straight. You have incorrectly addressed some of these matters in your books. I had nothing whatsoever to do with any of the work Cohen and his family friend, Herschel Weinberg, did.I've moved on Steven. I am facing a $10 million fraudulent default judgment and the IRS believes I have an ownership interest in numerous entities. As soon as I resolve that, I have no interest in ever discussing any of this again. I do happen to agree with you that Cohen's a fraud who uses religion as a front. I also agree that he's a thief who falsely accuses his advisers of ripping him off to breach contracts. And, I too happen to believe that he uses corporations to evade taxes.
Kelley--
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:05 PM, Kelley Lynch <kelley.lynch.2010@gmail.com> wrote:
Richard Westin,
I've been attempting to determine how a corporate entity is formally dissolved and whether or not one (say Leonard Cohen) can simply walk away from the entity, completely disregard corporate formalities and governance, and fail to file final tax returns. I did not handle corporate, tax, accounting, financial, or investment matters. I obviously controlled nothing and most certainly did not have "unfettered control" although I understand that Kory, Rice, and Edelman are addressing what appears to be an IRS determination matter. I've recently looked into that as well since the complaint inexplicably refers to my alleged "control." Leonard Cohen controlled these entities. Leonard Cohen's and his representatives formed them, handled legal and tax issues, his accountants (business manager and lawyers) handed the tax returns and tax documents, etc. I find their argument relatlvely deranged and I have been clear with IRS, FBI, DOJ, Treasury, FTB and State of Kentucky about this fact. From my perspective, only LA Superior Court would buy into this fabricated narrative and issue a judgment that directly contradicts all corporate records, tax returns, and willfully disregards corporate formalities.Evidently the FTB does not disregard corporate formalities - unlike LA Superior Court and quite a number of lawyers and accountants involved in this matter. That might explain Cohen's legal tactics and why his lawyers refuse to communicate with me, lie about me, have entrapped me, etc. I've documented all of this for IRS, DOJ, FBI, and others, since 2005 - prior to Cohen filing this retaliatory and fraudulent lawsuit. Interesting that Cohen failed to name Neal Greenberg. I suppose LA Superior Court obtained jurisdiction over the entities by osmosis. They most certainly did not obtain legal jurisdiction. That seems irrelevant to these lofty individuals on various benches (many of whom lie while screaming at and slandering people). Very ugly scene. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't experienced it. The attorneys in the entertainment industry were also so brilliant, fun, and well mannered.Let's review a bit of factual and actual history. I was Leonard Cohen's personal manager. In or around 1996, Greenberg visited LA to meet His Holiness Kusum Lingpa. I knew Greenberg's ex-wife and had met him once or twice. I had no idea he was an investor. Leonard Cohen and Greenberg met, had meals together, discussed Greenberg's investment strategies, and Cohen hired Greenberg to handle his finances and investments. I had nothing to do with that decision. My ex-husband and I referred Cohen to Dean Witter who handled the Penick family's substantial investments.Greenberg brought you and Ed Dean on board. Cohen was represented by Peter Shukat (transaction attorney) and Burt Goldstein (accountant). Cohen personally met with and hired Peter Shukat. He had worked with Burt Goldstein prior to meeting me. He testified that I hired all of his advisers. That is a bald faced lie. For instance, Don Was referred Cohen to Rich Feldstein who met Cohen at the Wiltern. Cohen hired him and after Feldstein questioned Cohen's refusal to meet with him personally and address his estimated tax payments, Cohen fired Feldstein and wrote him a letter mentioning something about accounting not being a religion.Ed Dean structured the charitable remainder trusts and expressed concerns about assigning personal service contracts to the CRTs. I had nothing to do with that. Cohen expressed an interest in giving Mt. Baldy a gift of $500,000 and Stranger Music was restructured and stock was issued to Mt. Baldy. Cohen d/b/a Bad Monk owned some of the intellectual property in this sale. I have now discovered evidence that Steven Machat's allegations that Machat & Machat owned 15% of Stranger Music and the intellectual property were factual statements.Stranger Music, Inc. was sold to Sony. Blue Mist Touring, a company formed by Cohen and his representatives, registered to do business in California and changed it's name. Cohen and Herschel Weinberg, his family friend, handled that. It was previously LC Productions, a Delaware entity, although I have found evidence that Cohen had a Nevada entity known as LC Productions that predates my meeting Cohen.As early as 1994, Cohen expressed interest in IP sales. He had not met you and Greenberg. He had me meet with Eric Kronfeld who was CEO of Polygram and involved in huge IP deals. Eric was Marty Machat's partner. I worked for Marty Machat until 1988. He represented Cohen and Phil Spector. Allen Klein also worked with Marty and Eric. My roommate worked for ABKKO, Apple Records, Phil Spector, and Allen Klein in NY years ago. She is Phil Spector's former personal assistant and girlfriend.Cohen demanded stock deals. These were unattractive. After the Stranger Music deal, Cohen hired Peter Lopez. Greg McBowman referred Cohen to Peter Lopez. Greg had worked at Sony (Business Affairs), is a lawyer/accountant, and handled Cohen's audits, etc. I did not know Peter but became quite close with him. Peter pursued a deal with Charles Koppelman/CAK. David Pullman also expressed interest. In the fall of 1999, Cohen and CAK planned to close the deal on the bond securitization loan. CAK demanded a bankruptcy proof company. While Blue Mist owned all IP (per the non -revocable assignments), and Sony had begun due diigence with Blue Mist, SOCAN (for internal purposes) refused to pay a company not wholly owned by the writer - therefore, LCI agreed to collect the royalties but did not own them. The CAK deal did not close. No assets were assigned to LCI. Sony and Cohen pursued the deal and Sony began their due diligence with Blue Mist.You then advised me that Ken Cleveland raised concerns about collapsible corporations, an area I know nothing about. Cohen has now said that Sony did not want to pursue the deal with Blue Mist but that is not what I recall and I never once heard that. I heard about collapsible corporation issues. At that time, you and Greenberg proposed the annuity idea and ultimately Traditional Holdings was created. I gave you limited POA to form this entity. You represented Leonard Cohen. Reeve Chudd's firm formed LC Investments, LLC. It was NOT formed so that I could gain "unfettered control" of Cohen's assets. That is a defense to tax fraud.What happened to these entities? Cohen advised LA Superior Court (who does not require evidence) that I do not have an ownership interest in Blue Mist, the intellectual property, Traditional Holdings, and other entities. He also seemed to obtain LA Superior Court's approval to rip me off re. commissions due. Of course, I cannot imagine how this Court obtained jurisdiction but those issues do not concern this celebrity justice program.For the record, I have K-1s for the years 2001, 2002, and 2003 from Traditional Holdings. You prepared them. They were transmitted to IRS. I paid the taxes I owed. I have K-1s from LCI for the years 2003, 2004, and 2005. These were transmitted to IRS and State of Kentucky and show $0 income for those years but are contradicted by the fraudulent expense ledger. I am in possession of emails from you advising me that Old Ideas is a partnership and you understood I had a 15% interest in that entity where Cohen planned to assign the Dear Heather contracts and iP.IRS, State of Kentucky, and FTB do not appear to have tax returns re. TH after 2003; they have no evidence of my ownership interest in LCI after 2005; etc. What is going on here?Feel free to read through my blog - riverdeepbooks.blogspot.com. I continue to be criminally harassed by Cohen's fan and some Bay Area lawyer who had a blog devoted to Phil Spector and is now emailing me about federal tax and corporate matters. I have asked Cohen's lawyer to confirm that he represents Cohen and is authorized to communicate with me about these issues. He has publicly stated that he has spoken with Michelle Rice, Korn's co-counsel who made partner targeting me and - I have evidence to prove this - LIES about me for a living. So does Kory. He'll conjure up stories right on the stand. He'll even lie about the IRS.Cohen testified that you rectified something re. my ownership interest in some entity. His testimony was vague. I have recently obtained his testimony, in another hearing, where he confirms that I never stole from him (just his peace of mind). He told MacLean's he wasn't accusing me of theft while simultaneously filing his fabricated lawsuit and fraudulent financials.Cohen's loans from TH total $6.7 million or more. He was clear, and signed the Annuity Agreement, that his loans had to be repaid within 3 years at 6% interest. That interest now totals over $4 million.Kelley Lynch
Entity Name: BLUE MIST TOURING COMPANY, INC. Entity Number: C1854203 Date Filed: 03/18/1993 Status: SOS/FTB FORFEITED Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Entity Address: 419 N LARCHMONT BLVD STE 91 Entity City, State, Zip: LOS ANGELES CA 90004 Agent for Service of Process: KELLEY LYNCH Agent Address: 1044 S KENISTON AVE Agent City, State, Zip: LOS ANGELES CA 90019 ADDRESS CHANGED AFTER KL FILED MOTION TO VACATE ON AUGUST 9, 2013
Entity Name: LC INVESTMENTS, LLC Entity Number: 200032610011 Date Filed: 11/09/2000 Status: ACTIVE Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Entity Address: 2140 S DUPONT HWY Entity City, State, Zip: CAMDEN DE 19934 Agent for Service of Process: ROBERT B KORY Agent Address: 9300 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 200 Agent City, State, Zip: BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
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Entity Name: OLD IDEAS, LLC Entity Number: 201112410233 Date Filed: 04/26/2011 Status: ACTIVE Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Entity Address: 9300 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 200 Entity City, State, Zip: BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 Agent for Service of Process: ROBERT B KORY Agent Address: 9300 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 200 Agent City, State, Zip: BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 Results of search for " TRADITIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC " returned no entity records.Data is updated to the California Business Search on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Results reflect work processed through Tuesday, October 21, 2014.TRADITIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC
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Organization Number 0507175 Name TRADITIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC Profit or Non-Profit Unknown Company Type KLC - Kentucky Limited Liability Company Status I - Inactive Standing B - Bad State KY File Date 12/18/2000 Organization Date 12/18/2000 Expiration Date 12/30/2050 Last Annual Report 9/3/2003 Principal Office 3141 WARRENWOOD WYND
LEXINGTON, KY 40502Managed By Managers Registered Agent RICHARD A. WESTIN
3141 WARRENWOOD WYND
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Best regards,
Steven
Steven Machat