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"Falsely, reporting purchase price of raw ginseng, falsely reporting capital in-
creases by disguising stock distribution, failure to pay taxes on property acquired
in the names of employees, and income tax avoidance by donating money to the
Unification Church."(302)
The cable quoted Korean newspaper accounts which claimed that $6.2
million was transferred to Moon's church from Il Hwa without tax payment. It was
noted that Korean law does not permit transfer of moneys when the same
person--in this case Kim Won Pil--headed both a taxable and tax-free foundation.
In that connection, the State Department commented:
"Kim Won-pil, president of Il Hwa Pharmaceutical, is also chairman of the
board of directors of the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World
Christianity (see 76 Seoul 5612). He also holds 1 percent of the shares in Il Shin
Stone Works, and was executive director of Tong-il Industries, the Moon firm
designated a defense industry by the R.O.K.G."(303)
In the same month that this State Department report was written (February
1977), Kim Won Pil acquired still another title in the Moon Organization when he
became a director of the Unification Church International (UCI). Kim was one of
Moon's earliest followers and had been arrested with Moon in 1955. (304)
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The State Department cable referred to possible political motivations by
government officials in bringing the charges:
"Commercial sources indicate the Il Hwa investigation may be a strong
attempt by R.O.K.G. to disassociate itself from Rev. Moon. Embassy sources
indicated that the most likely reason for the arrests was to serve notice to Rev.
Moon not to interfere with Korean politics, domestic or foreign." (305)
The subcommittee did not have access to the specific evidence produced by
Korean authorities to support the charges against the Il Hwa officials. However,
the State Department report on the charges, especially the portions on use of
employee names to disguise stock ownership, use of the UC to avoid taxes, and
directors and officers in common to both taxable and tax exempt organizations,
described practices of the Moon Organization in the United States.
One of the earliest significant business ventures in the United States was
Tong Il Enterprises, which was incorporated in New York in June 1973. The
certificate of incorporation was signed by Takeru Kamiyama, and the first board
of directors and their stock-holdings were: (306)
Sun Myung Moon, chairman of the board ...............25 percent
Mrs. Sun Myung Moon
...............................................10 percent
Takeru Kamiyama
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5 percent
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