Posted on 11/01/2007 9:27:43 AM PDT by KeyLargo
Date posted online: Thursday, November 01, 2007 Gary couple target Nation of Islam FARRAKHAN -- Case raises issue about claims of shield from income taxes BY JOE CARLSON jcarlson@nwitimes.com 219.662.5339
HAMMOND | A Gary couple who won a $350,000 lawsuit against the son of the leader of the Nation of Islam last year are going after the religious organization for the money because the son won't pay.
But the issue could have much wider implications for the religious organization than just having to pay Nasir Farrakhan's damages. He was found to have crashed into another car on the Indiana Toll Road and the fled the scene -- all while under the influence of drugs -- in 2003.
Michael Back, attorney for Gladys and Charles Peterson, said Wednesday the inquiry into Farrakhan's refusal to pay the punitive damages awarded them in the accident has led to questions about why so many people do not pay taxes on the income they receive from the Nation of Islam.
"The testimony from guards, Nasir and (spiritual leader) Louis (Farrakhan) is that all these people get a charity, where they feel they don't have to claim it as income," Back said. "But our expert witness says clearly this is income, and these people must file tax returns."
The Petersons filed motions this week to garnish Nasir Farrakhan's "income" from Louis Farrakhan and the organization, but a federal judge will have to rule on whether Farrakhan is legally "employed" by the church.
The legal controversy comes at a rocky time for Nasir Farrakhan, who lost his lawyer after a Cook Circuit Court judge ruled his insurance company does not have to continue to pay a lawyer to defend him.
Nasir Farrakhan, 48, testified in a public deposition last month he has never paid income taxes and that all of his income comes from weekly cash payments delivered to him in envelopes by nation officials.
In court records, he said he is unable to pay the Petersons because he receives no income at all -- just "charity" from the nation, which is not taxable.
The new movie “Gangster” , that I will not see, IMO parallels Louie’s life as a thug.
Gangster meets gangster
RICO laws were written for these people.
Cash in envelopes???
Sounds like a (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization) RICO case.
Can ANYONE guess why the IRS is NOT going after these bastards?
This country’s laws are not written to be obeyed by ANYONE but us dumbasses...
I am more that a little tired of these particular racist sonsuvbitches behaving as they do, and remaining above the law....
Can we be far from Civil War II, or at least Boston Tea Party II?
I was going to pop popcorn and watch.
The Saudi was testing out his brand new Mercedes sports car, crossed the yellow line and crashed headlong into my buddy and his companion.
The Mercedes’ air bags saved the Saudi, who left for Riyadh the following morning to avoid responsibility and lawsuits.
Being islam and/or black means you don’t have to follow the rules...?
Members of the military are prohibited from joining extremist groups. NOI is an extremist group. Since when do extremist groups not pay taxes?
If you don’t believe they are extremists just read some of the garbage on their website.
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