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Helio Castroneves

Castroneves Ends May With Two Big Wins

26 May 2009

It turns out that May was a pretty good month for Helio Castroneves. On last Friday, the last remaining criminal charge against Castroneves – for conspiracy – was dropped. The month before, Castroneves was acquitted of six counts of tax evasion; the jury did not reach a verdict on the conspiracy charge. The feds initially [...]

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Castroneves Verdict In

17 April 2009

The jury has finally reached a verdict in the Helio Castroneves tax evasion case. There were no scorecards but Castroneves still came out a winner: a federal jury acquitted Castroneves on six counts of tax evasion but hung on one count of conspiracy following a seven week trial and six days of deliberation. Chances are [...]

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Jury Reaches Verdict in Castroneves Trial… Sort Of

16 April 2009

A federal jury has reached a partial verdict in the Helio Castroneves tax evasion trial but Federal Judge Donald Graham isn’t saying much more than that. The jury has reached a decision on two charges but appears to be hung on the four other tax evasion counts and one conspiracy count. The Judge has asked [...]

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Castroneves Dances His Way Through Court

9 March 2009

On the day that the new season of “Dancing With the Stars” debuts, the former DWTS champ did some fancy footwork of his own in his first day of court. Helio Castroneves and his sister Katiucia Castroneves, together with their lawyer, Alan Miller, faced prosecutors on the first day of a federal tax trial alleging [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Jail Time for Tax Evaders?

20 February 2009

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Since I posted about Marion Barry’s tax woes earlier today, I thought it would be great fodder for Fix the Tax Code Friday. Tax evasion cases have often made news – from Wesley Snipes to Joe Francis to Helio Castroneves – especially when jail time is involved. Counsel in [...]

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Castroneves Maintains Innocence at Hearing

6 February 2009

US District Court Judge Donald Graham has ruled that the show will go one: two time Indy 500 champ Helio Castroneves – and more importantly, one time winner of the “Dancing With the Stars” mirrored disco ball – failed to convince Judge Graham to grant his motion to dismiss charges in his federal tax evasion [...]

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Top Ten Tax Stories of 2008: The World According to taxgirl

31 December 2008

It’s time for our annual review! Here are my picks for the top stories on taxgirl.com for the year: 10, Dancing With The Stars champ and race car driver Helio Castroneves is indicted on federal tax evasion charges. In a related story, my mother is stricken with grief and may never samba again (okay, I’m [...]

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Castroneves Will Race in Australia: Judge Changes His Mind

12 October 2008

After a federal judge initially barred Helio Castroneves from leaving the country as part of the race car driver’s bail conditions, it seems he has changed his mind. Despite arguments by the prosecutors that Castroneves had both motive and assets to flee the country, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Turnoff said that he believed “the dumbest [...]

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Castroneves Pleads Not Guilty in Federal Tax Evasion Case

3 October 2008

You have to wonder what Helio Castroneves did to garner the wrath of the IRS. You know, except for the tax evasion part – perhaps they were Melanie B/Scary Spice fans? The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 2007 “Dancing With The Stars” champion pleaded not guilty today to tax evasion charges. He is accused of [...]

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Dancing with the IRS

2 October 2008

Brace yourselves. And Mom, leave the room… Race car driver, former “Dancing With the Stars” champion and all around hottie (yes, I can say that on a tax blog) Helio Castroneves is facing federal tax charges in Miami. The 33 year old racing and dancing phenom was indicted today by a grand jury on charges [...]

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