Category Archives: Tax Fraud

Updates From the Blogosphere

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Russ

Over the past week there’s been some interesting stories posted around the tax Blogosphere: The IRS posted a page titled “Keeping Good Records Reduces Stress at Tax Time.” I cannot stress this enough. If you have good records (especailly good … Continue reading →

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Impersonating an Accountant?

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Russ

Who in their right mind would want to impersonate an accountant? It’s not as if we live glamorous lives. For example, today I sent out my quarterly newsletter, gave a speech, and prepared tax returns. Of course, I should never … Continue reading →

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Tax Fraud Night at the Ballpark Canceled

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Russ

Well, it was a bad idea to begin with. The Mahoning Valley Scrappers, the Class A (short season) affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, have canceled Wednesday’s James A. Traficant, Jr. Release Night. The actual cancellation was made on August 14th. … Continue reading →

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Another Survivor Tall Tale

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Russ

No, I’m not going to have anything in this post about Richard Hatch. Instead, we’ll head to the Great White North (Canada) where an entrepreneur with a checkered past decided to try his hand at developing a Survivor show. “David … Continue reading →

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Two Years at ClubFed for ex-IRS District Director

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Russ

Jesse Cota was a District Director for the IRS. After he left the IRS he went to work for Renaissance, the Tax People. That wasn’t a good choice of employer. It may have been lucrative financially for Mr. Cota for … Continue reading →

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Perhaps It Was The 300 Million Witnesses….

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Russ

Joe Kristan (Roth Tax Updates) brought news of my favorite tax evader, Richard Hatch, to my attention. It seems that Mr. Hatch believes the only reason he was imprisoned was that he was gay. Well, I beg to differ. When … Continue reading →

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Death of Global Prosperity

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Russ

No, I’m not implying by the title of this post that we won’t return to good economic times. Rather, I’m commenting on the death of an outrageous tax fraud scheme. Back in November 2007 I wrote about the conviction of … Continue reading →

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Fake Employers Leads to Real Prison

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Russ

I try to save my clients money on their tax returns by finding legitimate deductions that they’re entitled to. Unfortunately, not everyone in my profession cares about legitimate. I wrote about Anthony Pendleton last February. Mr. Pendleton’s clients did get … Continue reading →

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A Ponzi Gamble

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Russ

Jeffery Tuggle, of Lynchburg, Virginia, promised investors returns of between 30 and 40 percent. That in itself should have been a warning to investors. But it apparently wasn’t. Supposedly the money came from paying attorney’s clients their settlement monies early; … Continue reading →

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Tax Fraud Night at the Local Ballpark

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Russ

Minor league baseball teams have all sorts of promotions. Back in June I went to a Las Vegas 51s game on $1 beer night. On that night, the 51s drew a good-sized crowd. Of course, some promotions aren’t so successful. … Continue reading →

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