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prosecutions, felonies and misdemeanors

Break the Law Once, Shame on You… Break the Law Twice…

14 August 2009

Here’s my advice on a Friday morning: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

No pill will really help you lose 100 pounds without diet or exercise. No executor of a Nigerian estate is really going to send you millions of dollars just for answering an email. No seminar series [...]

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Don’t Be Fooled: Homebuyer’s Credit Fraud is Still Fraud

3 August 2009

With a more or less self-governing tax system, there are always going to be opportunities for fraud. New deductions and expenses create an environment that can make cheating tempting – and the new first time homebuyer’s credit is no exception. However, the IRS is warning taxpayers that they are serious about investigating and [...]

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Foxy Brown Faces Tax Liens

21 July 2009

Foxy Brown must miss being in the headlines.
Since 1997, the controversial rap artist has been in and out of court and/or police custody for various legal issues. In 1997, she was ordered to serve a suspended sentence and perform community service for spitting on hotel workers and subsequently missing a related [...]

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Judge Says No to Hatch

13 July 2009

It looks like Richard Hatch will have to hitch his star to some other quick scheme to win a million dollars: he won’t be heading to Samoa. US District Judge William Smith has determined that Hatch will not be able to leave home confinement early to travel to Samoa for a special anniversary [...]

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Richard Hatch Wants to Leave the Country

12 July 2009

The first million dollar winner of Survivor – and convicted tax evader – Richard Hatch has asked a federal judge to let him leave the country. Hatch, who was convicted in 2006 of tax evasion charges, is serving the end of his sentence at home in Rhode Island. That creates a problem for [...]

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Holes in Swiss Tax Case: Swiss Claim Tax Evasion Not a Crime

8 July 2009

As it turns out, the Swiss do have a little fight left in them after all.
The Swiss government has now advised that it would seize financial records from UBS rather than allow them to be turned over to the US. The Swiss Department of Justice and Police filed a statement in federal court advising [...]

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Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Tax Evasion Case

7 July 2009

Karoly Jr., a successful and flamboyant Pennsylvania lawyer, may well have said goodbye to his career this week. As previously blogged, Karoly Jr. was indicted on a number of charges including one count of mail fraud, three counts of failing to report taxable income on his federal income tax returns, one count of conspiracy [...]

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Are the Feds Backing Off UBS?

23 June 2009

The New York Times says yes. The Justice Department says no.
I’m not sure what to believe but it does make you wonder what’s going on… The Times has suggested that the DOJ may back off its investigation of more than 52,000 über rich Americans who held secret accounts at the Swiss bank, [...]

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Tax Preparer Charged With Death Threats Against Prosecutor

18 June 2009

I’m no defense attorney but even I know that making threats to the prosecutor is never a good idea.
Jack Chang, a tax preparer and president of Unitax Planners in New York, is facing charges of stealing tax payments from his clients for personal use. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Holocaust Museum Shooter Believed Income Tax Linked to Jews

10 June 2009

Editor’s Note: I’ve given a lot of thought to whether I believe this post is appropriate. I’ve decided that it is. History is important. Context is important. If we don’t expose lies and hatred for what they are, they grow, kind of like a fungus. Ignorance leads to more [...]

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