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[โ€“] PizzasDontWearCapes@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He applied twice (1997 and 2015) and was denied before being accepted in 2020.

The article doesn't explain why he was denied

[โ€“] phx@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago

He didn't even purchase it as himself but rather

Bakhtiari made the purchase through his company, Technocorp Venture Capital Inc., of which he is the sole shareholder

So it also sounds like an active attempt to dodge taxes