INTRODUCTION - WEB OF DECEIT Respondents weave a web of deceit. With their counsel's assistance, they construct a shell game of "hide the ball". In this shell game, they shuffle the lenders between the Fontano and tribal entities to conceal the lenders' true identities. By doing so, they seek to avoid detection and evade service, all to further their design to escape investigation into and regulation of their illegal, usurious Internet payday lending scheme. We progress from the seemingly innocuous to the highly suspicious. What results are two wholly inconsistent "truths". A. What Respondents Would Have the State and Court Believe The facts, as respondents would have it, are simple. Under penalties of perjury, they aver: The lenders are d/b/a's of Indian tribal corporations. Specifically: Cash Advance is a d/b/a of MNE (see, Brady Aff. In turn, MNE is a tribally~owned, economic subdivision of the Miami Tribe (see Brady Aff. 0 Similarly, Preferred Cash is a d/b/a of SFS (see, Campbell Aff. In turn, SFS is a tribally~owned, economic and political subdivision of the Santee Nation (see Campbell Aff. 1Hl2,6>. The lenders are not d/b/a's of the Fontano entities. Specifically: Cash Advance is not a d/b/a of C.B. (see Brady Aff. 116; Fontano Aff. I 13). 9 Similarly, Preferred Cash is not a d/b/a of Executive (see Campbell Aff. 115; Fontano Aff. II 135. C.E. and Fontano disclaim any relationship with Cash Advance, and vice versa; among other things, Fontano expressly denies he is an officer of Cash Advance (see, Fontano Aff. I 114~7; Brady Aff. 116). Similarly, Executive and Eontano disclaim any relationship with Preferred Cash, and vice versa (see, Fontano Aff. II 114-7; Campbell Aff. 116). The lenders deny having any offices at 2533 North Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada (see, Brady Aff. 113; Campbell Aff. 113). In short, respondents make it appear (1) the lenders are indistinguishable from the tribes themselves, which, unfortunately for the State, are immune; and (2) the Fontano entities are complete strangers to this matter. B. What Other Admitted and Undenied Facts in This Case Show Other undisputed facts, either previously submitted to the Court or obtained from respondents through discovery, reveal: Fontano is the president and sole officer of C.E. and Executive (see Fontano Aff. I 12; Fontano Aff. II 12). Both C.E. and Executive are Nevada corporations (see Udis Aff. 19 Ex. IO (Bates Fontano was formerly known as Dreamworld Business Concepts, see id; Ex. ll); id; Ex. 12 (Bates Fontano Both C.B. and Executive appointed and use Laughlin as their resident agent (see Udis Aff. 19 Exs. 10 12, Art. Eighth (Bates Fontano 25 and 5, respectively)). C.B. uses as its address the Laughlin provided and serviced 1 Although filed in the Preferred Cash case, Fontano Aff. II refers throughout to "Cash Advance". See infra pp. l6al7. 2 mail drop address of 2533 North Carson Street, Suite 4976, Carson City, Nevada (see, Contempt Mot. I Mot. to Compel Mot. to Withdraw 17(e); Udis Aff. H9 Ex. 10 Art. Second (Bates Fontano Similarly, Executive uses as its address the Laughlin provided and serviced mail drop address of 2533 North Carson Street, Suite 5024, Carson City, Nevada (see, Contempt Mot. II Mot. to Compel Mot. to Withdraw 17(e); Udis Aff. 19 Ex. 12 Art. Second (Bates Fontano Cash Advance uses and held out as its own the same address used by C.B. (see, e.gL, Contempt Mot. 1 Mot. to Compel 16). Similarly, Preferred Cash uses and held out as its own the same address used by Executive (see, Contempt Mot. II 113; Mot. to Compel State's Reply I at 15 and appendix). MNE did not exist until May 2005, at the earliest (see Udis Aff. "ll EX. 22 (Bates State's Resp. at 28- 29). Similarly, SFS did not exist until March 2005, at the earliest (see Udis Aff. H11 Ex. 19 (Bates 00001-00002); State's Resp. at 28-29). MNE's "Tribal Financial Services" division (itself not created until June 2005, see Mot. to Recons. Ex. Bates 03224-03225; State's Resp. at 31) was issued several tribal payday loan licenses using the d/b/a's FastCash", "AmeriLoan", and "United Cash Loans" (see Udis Aff. 111 Ex. 23; State's Resp. at 31). However, no license was issued to the d/b/a "Cash Advance". SFS was issued tribal payday loan licenses using the d/b/a's Preferred Cash, Inc., and OneClickCash.com (see Udis Aff. H10 Exs. 15, 16; Mot. to Compel 115; State's Resp. at 30 and The Santee Nation did not adopt its tribal payday loan ordinance until March 2005 (see Mot. to Recons. Ex. Bates Ol704-Ol705). The Miami Tribe did not adopt its tribal payday loan 3