Category Archives: Tax Evasion

Attorney and Activist in Tax Trouble

Posted on June 26, 2006 by Russ

Civil rights attorney Stephen Yagman has been indicted on tax evasion, fraud, and money laundering charges. The charges stem from Yagman not paying all the tax he owed in the mid-1990s and accruing significant interest charges and penalties. Additionally, he … Continue reading →

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Crime Blog

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Russ

There’s going to be a week when I won’t be able to find a tax cheat. That will be the week I’m on vacation…. We start in Tucson, Arizona, where a California man took elderly Tucson residents as clients of … Continue reading →

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Campbell Gets 2 1/2 Years

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Russ

We previously reported the sad case of William Campbell. The ex-Mayor of Atlanta was sentenced today to 2 1/2 years in prison for tax evasion. Campbell plans on appealing the sentence. News Story: MSNBC

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Surf’s Down

Posted on June 5, 2006 by Russ

I have a number of clients who receive income from outside of the United States. I’ve advised my clients that the US Tax Code is quite clear—income from all sources, legal or illegal, from within the United States or from … Continue reading →

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2005 Tax Offender of the Year Sentenced

Posted on June 3, 2006 by Russ

For those who don’t remember, we had a long list of participants to choose from for the 2005 Tax Offender of the Year. Our lucky winner, Sharon Lee Caulder, formerly of New Orleans, recently of Oakland, and soon to be … Continue reading →

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Fixing the Match: Italian Tax Evasion

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Russ

I’m not a soccer fan. But if you are, the World Cup begins in just a couple of weeks. One of the favorites (based on what I’ve read) is Italy. But a scandal is clouding the picture. International football (soccer, … Continue reading →

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Crime Blog

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Russ

There was lots of activity this week among scofflaws and other tax cheats. First, the operators of a Middle-Eastern restaurant have been accused of skimming $16 million in cash from La Shish restaurants and sending the money to Lebanon. One … Continue reading →

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Creating Your Own Church Might Not Work

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Russ

Churches don’t generally pay income tax. They’re non profits in the true sense of the word. So why not create your own church? Take your salary, send it directly to the church (say, the Church of Russ), name yourself minister, … Continue reading →

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Survivor: Victorville Coming Soon

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Russ

Last night I drove home from Las Vegas and the CSEA’s SuperSeminar (well worth it, as usual; I’ll have more on the seminars later). As you head out of the high desert from Barstow on Interstate 15, you pass a … Continue reading →

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Psychic Tax Evader Allegedly Commits Violence the Old-Fashioned Way

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Russ

You’d think that if you’re a psychic you’d be able to just will your way to violence—you wouldn’t have to throw any punches. Sadly, our tax evading psychic apparently threw plenty of punches at his wife. David Guardino of Cary, … Continue reading →

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