Posted on 01/11/2020 9:40:32 AM PST by Honest Nigerian
An Alexandria, Virginia, tax lobbyist was sentenced to one year in prison today for willfully filing a false tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger for the Eastern District of Virginia.
According to court documents, attorney James F. Miller, 67, underreported his gross income on his 2010 through 2014 tax returns by more than $2.2 million. Miller, a tax policy lobbyist and former employee of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, filed multiple false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). These returns omitted partnership income he received from two law firms and the gross receipts he received from his own lobbying firm. The total tax loss resulting from Miller’s fraudulent conduct was more than $730,000.
In addition to the term of imprisonment, U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, ordered Miller to serve one year of supervised release and to pay restitution to the United States in the amount of $735,933.
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Zuckerman and U.S. Attorney Terwilliger commended agents of IRS-Criminal Investigation, who conducted the investigation, and Assistant United State Attorney Ryan S. Faulconer from the Eastern District of Virginia and Trial Attorney Terri-Lei O’Malley of the Tax Division, who prosecuted the case.
Additional information about the Tax Division’s enforcement efforts can be found on the division’s website.
That’s a job title?
“It absolutely is”, said his first assistant undersecretary to the vice-chair’s counsel’s first deputy’s second assistant.
False reports for 4 years and he only gets 1 year in prison.
I am curious how far back they audited his returns. Once they find that you have falsified a return they can go back as far as they want.
I think he got favorable treatment from the IRS and the Judge because of his history with the Justice Dept.
In German that would be one word. LOL
No party affiliation mentioned.
On the other hand, it’s Virginia so what else could it be.
I worry about just making an accidental mistake...and we do ours thru a tax service. Would hate to have the worry/guilt associated with actually filing a willfully wrong return....doing it on purpose.
If we did not have an income tax, we wouldn’t be reading this.
There is legitimate skepticism that the 16th amendment was even legally ratified. Not that the law makes a hill of beans difference to the government.
If I ever have trouble with taxes, I want to end up in front of a FISA judge. Mistakes can be made.
It’s not just skepticism about the 16th Amendment. Some guy did exhaustive research on the subject, and no one has challenged his findings and conclusions.
Others have proven that most people are not required to pay “income” taxes as it does not apply to them.
It’s not just skepticism about the 16th Amendment. Some guy did exhaustive research on the subject, and no one has challenged his findings and conclusions.
Others have proven that most people are not required to pay “income” taxes as it does not apply to them.
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Oh I hear you LOUD and CLEAR.
But if you want to go down either of those roads just remember that it is even worse than taking your life into your own hands.
I’ll tell you what I find quite amusing....in a sick way.
That our income tax system is often referred to as voluntary.
An IRS Commissioner admitted that in public testimony.
Have you noticed people get prosecuted for filing false tax return forms, but very rarely for not filing? The IRS does not go after people who know that an income tax does not apply to most people.
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