Tax crimes

Bait, switch and threaten; power corrupts; Herbal remedy; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Private wealth clients, hedge fund managers and cryptocurrency traders fleeing to Puerto Rico for its huge tax breaks — and to escape President Joe Biden’s proposed capital gains tax increases — are now the focus of a sweeping Internal Revenue Service review.

A crook named Kusok; more holes than a Swiss cheese; anti-social media; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Expensive expenses; just a suggestion; examination concluded; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Investigators have been trying to determine whether the company gave an accurate valuation for its Seven Springs property when it served as the basis for about $21.1 million in tax deductions for donating a conservation easement for the 2015 tax year.

Royal pain; collect yourself; hard Impact; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Brian Kolfage, whose work with Stephen Bannon to raise money for a U.S.-Mexico border wall resulted in a federal fraud indictment last year, faces new tax fraud charges.

For some wealthy investors, expanded government crackdowns on land deals are creating financial and legal headaches.

Morally bankrupt; pretend preparer; lack of faith; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Convoy con; now needs counsel; third time’s the charm; and other highlights of recent tax cases.