But Coplan, Nissenbaum, Shapiro, and Vaughn have some explaining to do.
You can read the story here. If that’s not enough tax shelter news for the day, check out the announcement from the Department of Justice (downloads as a PDF). Remember that the charges contained in an Indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Who says crime doesn’t pay? Remember Cristina Warthen (nee Schultz), the Stanford Law School grad who engaged in a little “risky business” to help pay for her student loans? Warthen reportedly grossed more than $300,000 working as a hooker in California under the name “Brazil” on her now-defunct web site, touchofbrazil.net. As fate would have…
The IRS was kind enough to reply to my request for information about the discrepancy in filing dates for the form 1099 series and the W-2 series. They acknowledged that I was “right about the difference between 1099s and W-2s” but declined to comment on any sort of penalty relief for those who might be…
The world’s highest paid athlete, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been accused of tax evasion. The Real Madrid super star reeled in $93 million last year, putting him ahead of basketball giant LeBron James and La Liga rival, Lionel Messi.
Former Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in misusing government and charitable funds.
From the Department of Justice this week: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES ILLINOIS DOWN-PAYMENT ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION Partners in Charity, Inc. Allegedly Promotes Multi-Million Dollar Housing Program by Falsely Advising Sellers They Can Claim Tax Deductions WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Justice Department announced today…
Of all of the stories that I’ve ever covered over the years, by far the one I’ve received the most questions about after the fact was this one: Whatever happened to Paul Daugerdas? I’ve been following the story since 2006 after allegations surfaced that Jenkens Gilchrist might have been involved in offering up some not-so-questionable…