Celebrity tax troubles, high-profile scandals, and what the ultra-wealthy get away with — or don’t — when it comes to taxes.
Having orchestrated the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and perhaps cementing his legacy as the greatest of all time, it is safe to assume that Tom Brady wasn’t thinking of taxes while confetti was fluttering at Super Bowl LI.
There was a time when you couldn’t click on the news without hearing about Anna Nicole Smith. Last week, a Texas judge, Judge Mike Wood, who has had the case on his docket for nearly two decades finally had enough: he wants out.
In 1980, Ian Schrager, a former co-owner of the storied Studio 54 disco, was sentenced to jail time following a conviction for federal tax evasion. This year, however, Schrager got a second chance when he was granted a presidential pardon.
Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso got a win today when Spanish judge dropped the tax fraud case against him. But what about all of those Barcelona players?
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of participating in a tax evasion scheme to hide more nearly €150 million from the tax man.
What started as one or two investigations into allegations of tax evasion now feels to some Barcelona fans like a witch hunt. The latest victims? Samuel Eto’o and Neymar.
Another soccer star with ties to Spain has been accused of tax fraud. Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez has been accused by Barcelona tax authorities of failing to report and pay nearly $1 million during 2012 and 2013.
Who is Marc Rich? With days to go before the election, it’s a question that many folks are asking following the news that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had released documents related to the controversial billionaire’s pardon by former President Bill Clinton.
It was 85 years ago today that the feds finally got their man: on this day in 1931, Al Capone was finally sentenced to serious prison time. Despite Capone’s reputation, he wasn’t put away for murder or gambling or bootlegging but for tax evasion.
It was called the “biggest tax fraud prosecution ever.” Former attorney Paul Daugerdas, who prosecutors called “the most prolific, pernicious and utterly unrepentant tax cheat in United States history,” lost the appeal of his prison sentence this week. Here’s how he got there.