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Category Archives: Tax Fraud
Some Fraud from the Weekend
There was quite a bit of tax fraud at week’s end. Indeed, I had to liberally weed out the stories so the ones below are the cream of the crop, so to speak. First, we have another alleged Bozo tax … Continue reading
Not A Good Week for Tax Protesters
This past week wasn’t a good one for tax protesters. Irwin Schiff, who is 80-years old, is spending 13 years at ClubFed in Terre Haute, Indiana. Well, make that 13 years and 11 months—those additional 11 months a result of … Continue reading
Labor Day Payroll Tax Fraud
I’ve said this before but it bears repeating—especially on Labor Day. If you want to get in trouble with the IRS either withhold payroll taxes and don’t remit them to the IRS or pay your employees under the table (thus … Continue reading
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UCI Identity Theft Leads to Texas
Earlier this year officials at the nearby University of California, Irvine announced that about 1,100 student identities were stolen by Texas-based United Healthcare. Now several individuals have been indicted for filing phony tax returns using these students identities (and others). … Continue reading
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Three Years for Abject Stupidity
Back in April I reported on Martha Vernon and her daughter Tiffany Dunbar. The team engaged in perhaps the stupidest Bozo scheme a tax preparer could: They stole names and social security numbers from her employer, invented a phony W-2 … Continue reading
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Fake Priest Had False Returns
Earl Wolfe was an unlicensed architect in Jupiter Farms, Florida. That’s one crime in itself. He earned around $750,000 but reported only $600 on his tax returns. The IRS and Department of Justice weren’t appreciative of his efforts, and he … Continue reading
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Takeout Is Taxable
That seems obvious, right? You need to charge sales tax on items that are picked up. Hopefully it also seems obvious that if you’re a liquor store owner you need to include takeout items in your income. There’s no exemption … Continue reading
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10 Years, 2 Cars, 4 Pieces of Property, and $2.7 Million
Earlier this year I posted about a complex tax fraud case out of Salt Lake City. Several individuals were accused of helping various other individuals and businesses evade about $20 million in taxes. Three pleaded guilty. One of those who … Continue reading
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Attorneys Who Speak English Are a Good Idea in Court
Last year we covered the trial of Wisconsin dentist Frederick Kriemelmeyer. Dr. Kriemelmeyer argued at trial that the indictment was faulty because it was in English; that the American flag should not be in the courtroom; and that as long … Continue reading
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What’s a Lawsuit When You Face a Tax Fraud Case
That’s the question that Joe Francis, founder of Girls Gone Wild, must answer. Francis already faces tax charges; he’s accused of hiding income through the use of foreign accounts and over $20 million of improper deductions on his corporate tax … Continue reading
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