[1rudeboy]

All the IRS needs to do is say you knowingly overstated your deductions 8 years ago.

Not "say," but prove. Beyond a reasonable doubt. In federal court.

[skeeter]

Not "say," but prove. Beyond a reasonable doubt. In federal court.

I'm sure its possible for a taxpayer to win such a case against a prosecutor with all the resources of the state at his disposal.

But I'd bet it'd feel alot like losing.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Not “say,” but prove. Beyond a reasonable doubt. In federal court.

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Sure. Prosecutors never threaten more than they can prove. And the defendant doesn’t care about the $100,000 in legal fees and suffered heartache, as long as he is cleared, right?

You seem a little too comfortable with authoritarian power.