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Lawsuit Alleges James McNeal Stole Funds and Killed Girlfriend

A lawsuit filed earlier this week against James McNeal, a former Bothell city council member accused of killing his 20-year-old girlfriend in late April, alleges he stole nearly $385,000 in loan funds meant for the construction of a Bothell housing project.

McNeal, 58, has been charged with second-degree murder domestic violence, accused of killing his on-again, off-again girlfriend Liliya Guyvoronsky, who was found dead inside her town house in Seattle’s Rainier Valley after an attorney called 911 on McNeal’s behalf, according to King County prosecutors.

Guyvoronsky, who had injuries to her neck consistent with strangulation, was killed sometime between April 28 and 30, charging papers say. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet released her cause and manner of death. McNeal remains jailed in lieu of $3 million bail.

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Civil Complaint Accuses McNeal of Misusing Loan Funds

Filed Tuesday in King County Superior Court, the civil complaint accuses McNeal of drawing on a construction loan and using the money for his own purposes, including providing financial support to an intimate partner. Although Guyvoronsky is not identified by name, the suit notes McNeal was charged with murder “committed against that intimate partner.”

According to the complaint, McNeal and his construction company, McNeal Management, entered a partnership with Richard Paylor and his property investment company, Main Street in Bothell, in March 2023 to develop land owned by Paylor. The partnership operated under the name Reserve Partners.

Attorneys Zachary Smith and William Kessler, with the Edmonds law firm Beresford Booth, are representing plaintiffs Paylor and Main Street in Bothell. They did not respond to messages seeking comment.

McNeal, his wife Colleen McNeal and their marital community, McNeal Management and Banner Bank are named as defendants. They have 20 days from last Wednesday to respond to the complaint or face a default judgment, court records show. No attorneys have yet been entered into the record as representing them.

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Partnership Dispute and Allegations of Misappropriated Funds

The lawsuit is also seeking to have McNeal Management expelled from the partnership or, as an alternative, to allow the partnership to be dissolved.

Main Street in Bothell contributed the property to the partnership, with McNeal Management contributing construction management services, including labor, materials and project management, the complaint says. The partners agreed to obtain a construction loan and once the houses were built and sold, they would repay their loan obligations first, pay Main Street in Bothell market value for the land, then split the rest of the proceeds, according to the complaint.

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Accusations of Financial Misconduct and Relationship Entanglements

The complaint says McNeal made four draws against the construction loan, provided vague or false descriptions about the purposes for the money and failed to provide supporting documentation requested by Paylor.

Paylor gave his authorization for the loan draws “because he trusted Mr. McNeal,” who allegedly deposited the funds into his own accounts, the complaint says.

After McNeal was arrested and charged with murder, Paylor “became fearful of its implications regarding the misappropriated loan funds, the future of the partnership and the plaintiff’s obligations under the loan,” according to the complaint.

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Past Political Career and Current legal Troubles

McNeal was elected to the Bothell City Council in November 2015 and spent two terms in the Position 4 seat. In 2023, he opted to run for the Position 2 seat and lost to incumbent Mason Thompson.

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