Tax Offenses

AuthorMatthew G. Kaiser
Pages487-498
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§18:00
Tax Offenses
§18:00
Tax Offenses
§18:00 Tax Offenses
§18:01 The Second Circuit Reverses a Conviction for
Tax Evasion Based on Insufficient Evidence
§18:02 The Third Circuit Says It Is Hard to Abuse the Trust
of Someone Who Doesn’t Trust You, Especially If
That Someone Is the IRS
§18:03 A District Court’s Statements at a Plea Hearing
Can Change the Meaning of a Plea Agreement;
or, Why You Should Read Junk Mail Carefully
§18:04 The Eleventh Circuit on Tax Crimes and
Grouping Under the Sentencing Guidelines
§18:05 More Defense Victories – in Brief
§18:01 The Second Circuit Reverses a
Conviction for Tax Evasion Based on
Insufficient Evidence
United States v. Coplan, 703 F.3d 46 (2d Cir. 2012)
Φιϖε παρτνερσ ατ Ερνστ & ΨουνγΡοβερτ Χοπλαν, Μαρτιν Νισσενβαυµ,
Ριχηαρδ Σηαπιρο, Βριαν ςαυγην, ανδ Χηαρλεσ Βολτονωερε χηαργεδ ωιτη
α νυµβερ οφ ταξ χριµεσ ιν φεδεραλ χουρτ ιν Νεω Ψορκ, σπεχιφιχαλλψ ταξ εϖα−
σιον, χονσπιραχψ το δεφραυδ τηε Υνιτεδ Στατεσ, ανδ λψινγ το τηε ΙΡΣ. Τηε
Σεχονδ Χιρχυιτ σαιδ τηατ τηε γοϖερνµεντ διδντ προϖε τηατ τωο οφ τηε
µεν ωερε γυιλτψ ανδ σεντ τηε χασε βαχκ.
Ερνστ & Ψουνγ ηαδ δεϖελοπεδ α νυµβερ οφ ταξ σηελτερσ. Ταξ σηελτερσ,
το βε χλεαρ, αρε νοτ τηεµσελϖεσ νεχεσσαριλψ λεγαλ ορ ιλλεγαλ. Ασ τηε ϕυρψ ωασ
ινστρυχτεδ, ιτ δεπενδσ ον τηε φαχτσ.

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