Tax fraud

Three court-appointed experts determined that billionaire Robert Brockman is competent to stand trial in the largest tax-evasion case in U.S. history, despite his claims of dementia, prosecutors said in a court filing.

Cyrus Vance Jr. is going out with a bang, after an almost 12-year career as Manhattan’s powerful but staid district attorney, filing charges against the company and its longtime CFO, Allen Weisselberg.

Part of Allen Weisselberg’s legal troubles began when his former daughter-in-law couldn’t get the numbers in her divorce proceedings to add up.

Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg made $940,000 a year from 2011 to 2018, but much of that was “off the books,” Manhattan prosecutors claim.

And the nominees are...; junk mail; discredited; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A federal appeals court in Boston has upheld the jury conviction of a CPA for filing a false tax return, despite the CPA’s claim that he relied on information provided by his client and client’s bookkeeper.

A grand jury indicted Allen Weisselberg and the company in an extraordinary challenge to the former president.

The Internal Revenue Service is focusing on cryptocurrency tax evasion with virtual currencies like Bitcoin and nonfungible tokens, employing data analytics to uncover transactions that crypto users assumed were hidden.

Congress reintroduced legislation to prevent abuses of a tax break that’s supposed to protect public lands, but is often used as a tax shelter.

Faster than a speeding fraud; significant adjustments; register schmegister; smoked out; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Late M&A banker Jean-Marc Forneri’s Swiss lawyer and wealth manager were found guilty of helping him conceal assets and dodge taxes in a French crackdown on those who facilitate financial crime.

Facing an indictment on tax charges in the U.S., McAfee had been in Spanish custody since October.

Just print n’ pay; all hair stylists are alike; risky business; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Two-state two step; primed for prison; contemptible; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

An Atlanta-area accountant was indicted on charges that he conspired to promote fraudulent tax breaks through land conservation deals that are the focus of a growing Internal Revenue Service crackdown.

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.

The Biden administration has proposed requiring the collection of data on foreign cryptocurrency investors active in the U.S., aiming to bolster international cooperation to help in a broader crackdown on tax evasion.

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

The senator is proposing to nearly triple the IRS’s budget to help identify wealthy individuals who are evading taxes.