Category Archives: Tax Fraud

Politicans in Tax Trouble Heading to ClubFed

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Russ

Nicholas Blase was the mayor of Niles, Illinois for nearly 50 years. Niles is a suburb just northwest of Chicago. Growing up, I was in Niles Township; had my parents remained in the Chicagoland area, I would have attended Niles … Continue reading →

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An Early Nominee for Tax Offender of the Year

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Russ

It’s only January, and we already have a truly Bozo story to report. We start with a gentleman named “P.M.” who prepared a fraudulent tax return. P.M. apparently prepared the return for the girlfriend of one Orlando Nunn. Mr. Nunn … Continue reading →

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Educated in Tax Fraud, Not Education

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Russ

Sometimes you just don’t need to embellish a story. The former Education Dean of the University of Louisville pleaded guilty last Friday to nine charges of embezzlement and tax fraud. Robert Felner embezzled $1.7 million from the University of Rhode … Continue reading →

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2009 Tax Offender of the Year

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Russ

There were, as usual, several deserving individuals for the 2009 Tax Offender of the Year. To be considered for the Tax Offender of the Year award, you must do more than cheat on your taxes. It has to be special; … Continue reading →

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Monday the Rabbi Went to ClubFed

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Russ

I’ve previously reported about Naftali Tzi Weisz, the Brooklyn rabbi who really like soliciting donations…but also secretly gave back much of the money. Rabbi Weisz pleaded guilty to Conspiracy earlier this year, and yesterday was sentenced to two years at … Continue reading →

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April 15th No More

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Russ

About a year ago I discover a tax blog called Apirl15.com. I doubt we’ll be seeing any more of this blog; according to an affidavit from an IRS Special Agent, the proprietor of the blog has admitted to embezzling $8.5 … Continue reading →

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$534,544 Is Greater Than $10,000

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Russ

I don’t think any of you have trouble with realizing that the title of this post is true. Yet for Terry Davis, formerly of New Haven, Connecticut and now a resident of Las Vegas, that simple statement posed a problem. … Continue reading →

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Didn’t You Know that Wages Aren’t Taxable?

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Russ

Well, I didn’t know that, but one group on individuals made that argument. Joseph Saladino, Marcel Bendshadler, and Michael Mungovan tried that dubious stance. They offered what the Portland Oregonian called a “tax evasion service” as they prepared over 1000 … Continue reading →

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When You’re Not Really Disabled, National TV Should be Avoided

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Russ

Suppose you’re disabled, and collecting disability from your insurance company. If your disability is supposedly keeping you from work, appearing on a nationally televised show where you are demonstrating your skills—skills you supposedly can’t do while disabled—could lead to problems. … Continue reading →

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“The Producers” Doesn’t Work in Real Life

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Russ

One of my favorite movies of all time is Mel Brooks’ The Producers with Zero Mostel as Max Bialystock and Gene Wilder as accountant Leo Bloom. They decide to produce the worst possible Broadway play–Springtime for Hitler–and sell several hundred … Continue reading →

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