Jerry Koosman pleaded guilty last week to failing to file a federal tax return. It wasn’t a surprise that the former pitcher for the New York Mets and several other major league teams pleaded guilty; I reported on this earlier this month.
As Joe Kristan noted it appears that Mr. Koosman fell victim to a tax protester scheme. Mr. Koosman replied to a question from Judge Barbara Crabb that he had been suckered into not paying his taxes. Additionally, federal investigators found “IRS Codebusters” disks in a search of a home where Mr. Koosman resided.
Mr. Koosman has made good in filing his overdue tax returns and paying his taxes. Because of this I expect he’ll receive a light sentence when he’s sentenced in July.