Last January, former Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein was indicted on 22 tax and financial fraud charges. The judge through out 6 of those charges: Mr. Goldstein was tried on the remaining 16 charges. Today, the jury in Greenbelt, Maryland found Mr. Goldstein guilty on 12 of the 16 charges (he was acquitted on four counts). As the Reuters story correctly noted, “The central issue for the jury was whether Goldstein willfully violated federal tax and mortgage laws.” The jury felt he did.
Mr. Goldstein is likely looking at a term at ClubFed. As I said in January 2025, “A helpful hint to anyone who is prominent: Just pay those taxes! Mr. Goldstein, who certainly knows a lot about the law, allegedly forgot that lesson.”
