What about the taxes he owed on those earnings as a dishwasher ? Gotta subtract that too. What about IRS penalties for failure to file and pay his taxes ? And interest on those penalties ?
Sounds like there would be very little of that $49K left.
There's a good chance that taxes were withheld from his pay. (That's what the phony ID is for.) He may actually be up to date on his taxes. Any way you slice it, this judge is a thief.
Last month I paid my property tax on a property. The base tax was $1700. for each year. I paid the 2004 and 2005 tax bill. The base, late fee and interest grew to over $5400. Only the base tax is deductible. I guess my point is that if the man in question here had earned money and not paid taxes on it, the penalties would be horrendous. Life is tough some times. I can imagine him telling his friends, Hey, stay out of America. The kept nearly all of my money.