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prosecutions, felonies and misdemeanors

Richard Hatch Spends Supervised Release Shopping New Reality TV Show

13 December 2011

I wasn’t kidding when I suggested that Richard Hatch would probably be shopping around a new reality TV show deal now that he’s out of prison. I just didn’t think it would happen so fast. NPR is reporting that the former Survivor winner has hopes of showcasing his relationship with the children conceived from his [...]

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Richard Hatch Released from Prison (Again)

12 December 2011

As much as I’ve blogged about reality TV star (and I use the term “star” lightly) Richard Hatch over the years, I feel I owe it to you to report that our favorite tax evader was released (again) from prison today. Hatch’s most recent stint was the result of failing to file and pay the [...]

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Rapper Beanie Sigel Back in Court, This Time On Tax Charges

10 August 2011

Rapper Beanie Sigel, whose real name is Dwight Grant, may be facing more time in prison – this time for tax troubles. The Philadelphia rapper pleaded guilty this week to failing to file federal income tax returns for 2003, 2004 and 2005. The IRS believes that Sigel failed to pay nearly $350,000 in federal income [...]

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Rapper Ja Rule Sentenced in Tax Case

19 July 2011

Rapper and actor Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, was sentenced this week to more than two years in federal prison for failing to file income tax returns between 2004 and 2006. He had faced up to three years in prison for the charges. The sentencing follows a plea agreement into the rapper’s [...]

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Show Biz Lawyer Finally Sentenced in Massive Fraud Case

11 June 2011

The bizarre saga involving former Hollywood tax attorney Matthew G. Krane appears to finally have come to a close. Krane was sentenced yesterday to 2-1/2 years in federal prison for his role in a tax shelter scheme. Krane had pleaded guilty in 2009 to evading tax by failing to claim $36 million in undeclared income [...]

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And Scene: Snipes Denied by the Supreme Court

6 June 2011

When Wesley Snipes was found guilty on tax evasion charges, he vowed to appeal. And appeal he did. Over and over. That, however, may finally be coming to an end. This morning, Snipes’ petition for certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court. You might have heard this referred to as “denied cert” or “cert denied” [...]

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Tax Scams Still Rampant

28 March 2011

With just a few weeks to go before Tax Day, it seems that tax scams aren’t slowing down. A Jacksonville, FL, news station has reported the arrest of George Graycochea on a charge of organized fraud. Graycochea allegedly advertised on Craigslist for tax preparation services. Since I’ve never seen any ads on Craigslist for tax [...]

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Get Me Out of Here, I’m a “Celebrity Apprentice”

15 March 2011

Is it just me or does anyone else secretly wonder whether Donald Trump phoned up the judge in the Richard Hatch matter and tipped him off as to where and what Hatch was doing? I just find the timing odd (and yes, it did cross my mind that the Donald had a conversation with God [...]

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Taxes from A to Z: K is for Kickbacks

13 March 2011

Oh c’mon. You totally knew that I was going to choose kickbacks, right? The rules governing illegal activity and taxes are some of the most entertaining bits of the Tax Code, not that the bar’s terribly high to begin with… The specific section of the Code that references kickbacks can be found under Itemized Deductions [...]

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HSBC Client Sentences Handed Down

7 February 2011

Hot off the heels of an IRS announcement about a new amnesty plan for taxpayers with offshore accounts, a federal judge brought down the hammer on a tax evasion case involving those same kind of accounts. Mauricio Cohen and Leon Cohen-Levy (father and son, in case you wondered about the similar names) were sentenced to [...]

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