[Source Check] Black Family Partners — source of the November 2012 $5.5M payment

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Primary GAH source and public record trail

Black Family Partners Source Of Funds Gap

What the published records support

GAH locates the buyer-side account involved in the November 30, 2012 Financial Trust payment, but has not independently established the immediately preceding funding deposits into that account.

Exact question for the community

Is there a lawful public original statement, wire advice, or contemporaneous account entry that traces the specific $5.5 million balance before the November 30 debit?

What would count as a useful public receipt?

Released public bank exhibits with transaction date, Bates/EFTA identifier and relevant page; do not expose complete account numbers.

What this does not prove

A known outbound payment does not establish the ultimate economic origin of the sender's funds.

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