Posted on 03/05/2005 10:10:19 PM PST by anymouse
Jailed and held without bond in the nation's largest alleged personal tax-evasion scheme, telecom investor Walter Anderson says the federal government has got it all wrong.
He isn't a tax cheat, he said Wednesday night in a conference room at the D.C. jail.
He was going to use the money to change the world. To fight for arms control and human rights. To promote family planning and space exploration. He was going to give the money away, starting next year.
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Yesterday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay ordered Anderson held at the D.C. jail until a March 11 hearing. He decided Anderson posed too high a risk of fleeing the country.
Anderson angrily stood up during the hearing to complain about the prosecution. "The government's allegations are inflammatory," he said. "I'm trying to run legitimate businesses, and I don't intend to let the government ruin my credibility."
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Anderson was one of the driving forces behind MirCorp, which sought to privatize Russia's decrepit Mir space station and arranged for an American financier to take an excursion in space. MirCorp's ambitions were dashed with the station's demise.
But Anderson has remained passionate about space. "I want to build my own space station since we lost the Mir," he said. "I want to have a moon base."
In 1997, Anderson created FINDS, the Foundation for the International Non-governmental Development of Space, and endowed it with millions of dollars.
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"He's an exceptionally charitable man," said Bob Werb, a real estate developer who has served with Anderson on the Space Frontier Foundation board. "He's part of the American tradition of people who wanted to make money so they could give it away for charitable purposes."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Space ping.
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Honest, I was giving it to charity, next year
Yeah, right.
Just wanted to take the charitable deduction this year. That way, it can be counted more accurately and everybody gets exactly what they deserve.
"Tomorrow, tomorrow, It's always just a day away."
He gave away a lot, already.
Remember, this is the Washington Post who characterizes what he said as "next year". They are about as pro taxes as anyone on the planet, and as anti privatization of space.
I bet NASA is cheering this move, as are all good statists everywhere.
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