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Gary Harmon told a federal judge that he used his brother's credentials to recreate eight Bitcoin wallets stored on a device in an IRS evidence locker.
By David Voreacos and Zoe TillmanJanuary 9 -
The crypto exchange exec landed in the U.S. to face a range of criminal charges just as two of his long-time associates said they were cooperating with prosecutors.
By Ava Benny-Morrison, Allyson Versprille and David VoreacosDecember 22 -
Gary Harmon was charged after 713 digital tokens, then worth almost $5 million, disappeared from a hardware wallet in an IRS evidence locker as authorities watched helplessly.
By David VoreacosDecember 19 -
Carlos Kepke was set to go on trial on charges of conspiring to defraud the IRS and aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns by Robert Smith, founder of Vista Equity Partners.
By David Voreacos and Neil WeinbergNovember 29 -
Vista Equity Partners founder Smith was on a list of witnesses Justice Department lawyers filed in federal court in San Francisco ahead of the trial of Houston trust lawyer Carlos Kepke.
By David Voreacos and Neil WeinbergNovember 9 -
One of the world's largest machinery producers, has struck a deal with U.S. tax authorities to end a dispute that stretches back to 2007.
By Joe Deaux and David VoreacosOctober 28 -
M.Y. Safra Bank must produce information to the Internal Revenue Service about customers who may have failed to pay taxes on cryptocurrency transactions through prime dealer SFOX Inc., a U.S. judge ruled.
By David VoreacosSeptember 23 -
The legal team for an attorney accused of helping Smith evade taxes indicated it will challenge his credibility if he testifies as a prosecution witness.
By David Voreacos and Neil WeinbergSeptember 13 -
Rich Americans are hiding "vast amounts of income" from the Internal Revenue Service by exploiting a "deeply troubling" loophole in FATCA, according to a Senate report.
By Neil Weinberg and David VoreacosAugust 24 -
A multibillionaire software entrepreneur and investor who was indicted in a landmark tax-evasion case has died at 81.
By David Voreacos and Neil WeinbergAugust 8