Thanks for telling me I'm delusional not just once, but twice. You also happen to be dead wrong both times. Of course I'm not a tax evader so I'll never be in that situation anyway, but I don't confess to things I haven't done, period, end of story.
I had a case very recently where I believed firmly that my client was totally innocent. However, there were certain facts about the case that did not make my client look favorably. He was a teacher in a catholic school for 20 years. He was charged with pinching a girl's butt for "sexual gratification." The only "witness" was the girl's best friend. It was a misdemeanor carrying a year in prison. The DA wanted this one bad. My client fit the "profile" of a pedophile catholic teacher, fair or unfair. They offered a violation. My guy did not want to take it, over my adamant arguments to the contrary. We put on a great case, charachter witnesses, etc. We had a bench trial in front a judge that was hardly fair and unbiased. He was found guilty and now faces a month is jail only because of his age and the fact that he has no record. Now he has to file under Meaghan's Law, Probation for 3 years, Jail for a month, where he could have gotten away with a violation.
I am telling you this because people get caught in situations they never anticipate. I see you are an engineer. I respect your education, but it acts as a very bad handicapp when considering legal issues and the way certain cases are likely to turn out. The court system does not operate like a rational machine with consisent outcomes. It takes on a life of its own, and you have to make prudent decisions based on that reality.
By the way, I represent mostly small businesses doing collection work before you call me am ambulance chaser or something like that.