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 that prosecutors will not pursue the conspiracy charge.
The jury also acquitted Katiucia Castroneves, who was Castroneves’ sister and business manager, on tax evasion counts but hung on the count of conspiracy.
Castroneves’ attorney, Alan Miller, was found not guilty on all three counts of tax evasion and one count of conspiracy.
Castroneves reacted by thanking his fans and saying, “Instead of going to Disneyland, I want to go to Long Beach to race. I’m going back to racing.” He is scheduled to race at this weekend’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
So there. I managed to call one of these correctly… That crazy Wesley Snipes verdict through me for a loop.
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