Gene Haas won the coveted Tax Offender of the Year award for 2007. As I’ve detailed Mr. Haas lost a patent lawsuit and decided to get back at the government by committing tax fraud. He was sentenced to 24 months at ClubFed.
As reported in the Ventura County Star, Mr. Haas will be released after serving 16 months. His sentence was shortened after successfully going through a 500-hour treatment for alcoholism.
I am hopeful that Mr. Haas has realized the errors he made. He’s still the owner of Haas Automation, and hopefully he’ll be able to help that company in the future.