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Jail Time for Ernst & Young Partners

24 January 2010

The massive tax shelter schemes orchestrated by four ex-partners at the accounting firm of Ernst & Young continue to make news, long after their convictions. In fact, one of the questions that I see most at “ask the taxgirl” is whether I’ve heard any news about those who were convicted last May. My answer, some [...]

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Ernst & Young Partners Found Guilty on All Counts

9 May 2009

The crackdown on tax shelters continues with a Manhattan jury finding four members of the Ernst & Young accounting firm guilty of all criminal charges following a ten week trial. The four, Robert Coplan, Martin Nissenbaum, Richard Shapiro, and Brian Vaughn, worked in the SISG (Strategic Individual Solutions Group) set up by Ernst & Young [...]

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E&Y Escapes Indictment

31 May 2007

But Coplan, Nissenbaum, Shapiro and Vaughn have some explaining to do. You can read the story here and if that’s not enough tax shelter news for the day (is it ever, really?), check out the indictment (formerly available on the site but the pdf no longer exists – Google it if you’re interested.)

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When You Allegedly Cheat on Taxes, the Terrorists Win

30 May 2007

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/business_finance/When_You_Allegedly_Cheat_on_Taxes_the_Terrorists_Win’; September 11, 2001 has been linked to a number of criminal activities and now we can add tax fraud to the list. The Internal Revenue Service has announced that Robert Coplan, a former IRS lawyer, and Martin Nissenbaum, Richard Shapiro, and Brian Vaughn, partners in the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, [...]

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