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Family Business Dispute Over Gateway Service Station Deepens With Fraud and Asset-Hiding Claims

A long-standing financial dispute involving ownership stakes in Gateway Service Station is back before the courts, with Naser Ali accusing his brother and cousin of hiding the popular gas station's true revenues, and now making fraudulent property transfers to cheat him out of his lawful earnings.  According to court records, in 2020, Naser brought legal action against his brother, Mustafa Ali, saying he had reneged on a settlement that resolved a family business dispute. According to the settlement, Naser would fully enjoy his ownership interest in Gateway Service Station after seven years of flat-rate monthly “lease” payments from Mustafa. These payments were duly made until September 2019, when Naser’s full ownership interest was to be honored. According to Naser, that never occurred. “Mustafa, despite Naser's adjudicated share in the business, has failed and refused to pay any funds whatsoever to Naser since September 1, 2019,” the new civil complaint, filed Thursday, states.  L...