Alan Weisberg Quoted in Norcal Record Article

Attorney Alan Weisberg was extensively quoted in a recent Norcal Record article about staying calm in a volatile stock market year. Click here to read the full story. Read More

7 Key Differences Between Federal Grand Juries and Trial (Petit) Juries

There is a great deal of confusion surrounding public understanding of federal grand juries and trial juries—also known as a petit jury.  Both are comprised of  groups of American citizens called to hear evidence and make decisions regarding criminal justice, and both serve vital roles in our justice system, but they are actually quite different. Below we have detailed seven key differences between grand juries and Read More

Panama Papers Leak Puts Spotlight on Offshore Accounts

Law360, New York (May 2, 2016, 11:19 AM ET) -- Ivan H. Golden The Panama Papers leak last month is yet another reminder that U.S. taxpayers who are still using undeclared offshore accounts to hide wealth or avoid tax are at serious risk of discovery and should carefully consider disclosing their accounts before it is too late. On April 3, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) Read More

Panama Papers Spark US Criminal Tax Evasion Probe

Law360, New York (April 20, 2016, 2:36 PM ET) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the international tax avoidance schemes exposed by the Panama Papers leak, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists confirmed Wednesday. The ICIJ, which had obtained 11.5 million previously secret documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca & Co. earlier this month, Read More

A Brief Q&A on the Panama Papers

If you’ve been watching the news lately, you have likely heard a great deal of discussion about the so-called “Panama Papers.” However, few people really understand what they are, and what they mean. Today, we wanted to provide a brief Q&A on the Panama Papers to help keep you informed of the details and their implications. If you have any questions about the Panama Papers, or legal offshore reporting Read More

Feds act against 2 in South Florida accused of filing fraudulent returns

From the Miami Herald Tax preparers Rose Chazulle and Eli St. Phard filed thousands of tax returns on behalf of other people out of their South Florida businesses before federal authorities started noticing problems. Both individuals are accused of churning out return after return with overstated refunds and false claims to tax credits, according to civil lawsuits filed Monday — the day tax returns were due — by Read More

IRS Urges Americans: Come Clean Now, Before We Read Panama Papers

From NBC News U.S. officials revealed to NBC News that they have taken part in two global meetings about the Panama Papers to plan how to use the huge trove of leaked documents to catch criminals — and urged Americans to come clean now before illegal activity is discovered. Last week's discussions in Paris and Washington between IRS and Treasury officials and their counterparts from around the world are the first Read More

Former U.S. Tax Court Judge Kroupa Indicted For Tax Evasion, Conspiracy, Obstruction

Click here to read the formal indictment. From Forbes A former Tax Court Judge, Ms. Diane L. Kroupa is alleged to have filed fraudulent tax returns while she was sitting as a U.S. Tax Court Judge. She and her husband, Robert E. Fackler, are alleged to have conspired to evade over $400,000 in taxes. This is only anindictment, and Judge Kroupa and her husband deserve the benefit of the doubt. Still, it is shocking Read More

Tax Dodger's $1.6M Trust Fund Must Go To Feds, Court Says

From Law360 Law360, New York (April 4, 2016, 6:16 PM ET) -- A $1.57 million deposit in the Nevada district court’s registry from a trust to which transfers had been made fraudulently to avoid a convicted tax dodger’s $335 million debt will be paid out to the U.S. government, according to a judge’s order Monday. The judgment follows U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon’s ruling last month that the primary income Read More

Tax Court Says Embezzling Ex-IRS Agent Doesn't Owe Tax

From Law 360 Law360, New York (March 31, 2016, 4:22 PM ET) -- The U.S. Tax Court said Thursday that a former Internal Revenue Service agent who pled guilty to a criminal count of tax evasion nevertheless doesn't owe taxes to the agency because the evidence shows that he did not have any unreported income. Bohdan Senyszyn pled guilty to tax evasion in connection with embezzling some $250,000 from New Jersey real Read More