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  • Heroin Dealer Can Write Off Stolen Drug Money

    08/22/2002 2:27:31 PM PDT · by jern · 3 replies · 236+ views
    Reuters ^ | Aug 22, 2002 | Reuters
    SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian court has given a convicted heroin dealer the all-clear to write off $118,800 in stolen drug money from his tax bill. The Federal Court ruled that as jailed felon Francesco Dominico La Rosa had earned his taxable income through selling drugs, he was likewise entitled to deduct from his taxes expenses incurred as part of his criminal endeavours. Perth resident La Rosa was jailed for 12 years in 1996 for importing and selling heroin. As soon as he was behind bars, Australia's meticulous tax authorities pounced and presented him with a $243,000 tax bill based...