A few years ago, high profile attorney civil rights attorney Stephen Yagman was convicted of federal tax evasion, money laundering, and bankruptcy fraud charges. He was sentenced to three years in prison on the charges and is slated for release in December of this year.
So the story ends there, right? Not exactly. Janet Novack over at Forbes has the scoop: Ameriprise Caught In Stephen Yagman Tax Mess – Taxing Matters – Forbes.
It’s easy to imagine identity thieves as unsavory sorts hiding in the dark recesses of the underworld. We don’t usually think of them as married professionals living in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. That is, however, exactly what Jeffrey S. Stein and his wife, Marla Stein, are alleged to have done in an effort to cheat…
The executors of Helmsley’s estate have submitted a bill for services rendered totalling $100 million. The Office of the Attorney General of New York has stepped in to challenge the bill, claiming that more of the estate of the former “Queen of Mean” should go to charity.
A sensational tax shelter case has wrapped up in the Seattle area with the two defendants pleading guilty. The men, Jeffrey Greenstein, and Charles Wilk, were indicted last year. At that time, Greenstein’s attorney said his client “adamantly denies the allegations in the indictment and looks forward to clearing his name at trial.” Trial had…
Technology has changed the world. It’s crazy to me that these days, I could sit on an airplane and send an email to my brother under the ocean (he’s a submariner). Or that I can, with the click of a mouse, have almost anything delivered to my house from trees to laundry detergent to a…
It’s Getting To Know You Tuesday. Today’s tax professional is Desmond Hudson.
A Spanish court has found Argentine footballer Lionel Messi guilty of tax fraud. The soccer superstar has been sentenced to 21 months in prison.