Massive Tax Fraud Takedown During Government Shutdown
Most of the government was shutdown mid-October – but that didn’t stop law enforcement from a massive take down in an ongoing effort to stamp out criminal tax fraud in South Florida.
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International | Prosecutions, Felonies and Misdemeanors | Sports and Tax | Taxes of the Rich and (In)famous
Maradona, Football’s Former ‘Golden Boy,’ Served In Italy For $53M Tax Debt
Diego Maradona, football’s “Golden Boy” has been served with papers in Italy allowing tax officials to freeze his assets in an effort to pay off tens of millions of dollars in outstanding tax liabilities.
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Judge Hands Down Very Nearly The Longest Sentence Ever To Public Official For Corruption And Tax Fraud
Earlier this year, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted of a number of counts of public corruption and tax fraud. He received a sentence today thought to be “very nearly the longest sentence ever” for a public official. How bad was it?
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Lauryn Hill Leaves Prison Early, Releases New Single All In 24 Hours
With a few days left on her federal prison sentence for tax evasion, hip-hop artist Lauryn Hill won an early release – and managed to drop a track from her new album – all in 24 hours.
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Footballer Messi Trades Pitch For Court To Answer Criminal Tax Charges
Despite reports that footballer Lionel Messi had cleared his tax debt, he and his father appeared in court this week for a scheduled hearing on tax fraud charges. What does it all mean for the star?
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Footballer Messi Scores Hat Trick, Clears Tax Debt As Season Rolls
After months of speculation that Lionel Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio, might settle their tax case with Spanish authorities, the football superstar has made a “corrective payment.”
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‘Real Housewives’ Stars Plead Not Guilty As Bethenny Claims: I Don’t Feel Sorry For Them
Teresa Giudice and her husband, Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice, stars of Bravo’s reality series “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” pleaded not guilty to 39 felony courts today. Giudice’s fellow Bravo reality TV alum, Bethenny Frankel, had little in the way of kind words to say about the couple.
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Jacksons Will Go To Jail For Campaign Fund Abuse, Tax Fraud
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, former Chicago Alderman Sandra Stevens Jackson, are both headed to jail on federal charges related to campaign fund abuse, including tax fraud.
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Did One Man’s Greed Drive Detroit Into Bankruptcy?
Detroit became the largest city in the United States to declare bankruptcy. Was it bad luck, bad management or something more? The story of Kwame Kilpatrick’s fall from political grace might offer some insight.
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Italy’s High Court Agrees That Berlusconi Should Go To Prison – But He Likely Won’t
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who still enjoys a great deal of popularity among Italians, found out today that his prison sentence on tax fraud charges was upheld by the country’s highest court. His ban on public office remains in question. And Berlusconi awaits the outcomes of at least two other trials. So what’s next?