Category Archives: Tax Evasion

Yet Another Strip Club Owner Ends Up at ClubFed

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Russ

As I’ve said before it seems that strip club owners and tax evasion go together hand-and-hand. Curt D. Kosow owned Bare Elegance, a gentlemen’s club in Pittsburgh’s “Strip District.” (No, I’m not making that up. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story uses … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Wise to be a Bozo

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Russ

Two more Bozo tax preparers won’t be harming consumers any more. Let’s just say up front that the methods used weren’t wise. First, we’ll head to Union City, Georgia. Majalai Wisdom prepared plenty of tax returns from 2000-2004.Me And her … Continue reading →

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Hatch Appeals to the Supreme Court

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Russ

Richard Hatch has appealed his guilty verdict to the US Supreme Court. Hatch’s attorney told the Associated Press, “He’s extremely optimistic about his appeal…He still believes the system should work.” Hatch is appealing alleging that the judge improperly limited his … Continue reading →

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Shaolin Grand Master Arrested

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Russ

Earlier this month I reported on Qin Xiping, the 49th (or 34th) Grand Master of the Shaolin Temple. Qin had been accused by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau of hiding about 130 million yen. Qin at the time was rumored … Continue reading →

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Snipes Files Notice of Appeal

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Russ

As promised, Wesley Snipes’ attorneys have filed a notice that they intend to appeal Snipes’ conviction and sentencing to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The notice doesn’t specify what arguments they plan on using. The actual appeal will be … Continue reading →

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Shaolin Grand Master

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Russ

There are at least two movies called “Grand Master of Shaolin Kung Fu.” I haven’t seen either. But there is a Shaolin Grand Master who is in tax trouble. Qin Xiping is accused by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau of … Continue reading →

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A Bit of Evasion

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Russ

It reached 98 F here in Irvine today. That’s hot. But I have three stories where the individuals involved have faced the heat of tax evasion. First, yet another Bozo tax preparer. Well, she really wasn’t a tax preparer but … Continue reading →

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The True Crimes of Wesley Snipes

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Russ

That’s the headline of an article in Canada’s National Post. The article looks at some notable (for all the wrong reasons) films that Wesley Snipes made. My favorite from the article: Crime: Blade: Trinity (2004) Verdict: The film that ruined … Continue reading →

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$5 Million or $228,000…

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Russ

Joe Kristan has an excellent round-up of tax bloggers’ reactions to Wesley Snipes’ sentencing. Joe’s conclusion is worth noting (especially if you have ideas of following Mr. Snipes’ attempts at not paying federal taxes): Mr. Snipes’ acquittal on the felony … Continue reading →

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Snipes Gets Three Years

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Russ

Wesley Snipes will be spending three years at ClubFed. Judge William Terrel Hodges sentenced Snipes to the maximum possible sentence on his three misdemeanor charges. The Associated Press noted that Judge Hodges said that Snipes had shown a “history of … Continue reading →

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