In Folajtar v. Attorney General of the United States, ___ F.3d ___, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 37006 (3rd Cir. 2020), here, decided yesterday, the Court held that a tax felon (tax perjury, § 7206(1)) was subject to the prohibition in 18 USC § 922(g)(1) denying felons the right to possess firearms. Basically, Folajtar argued that, […]
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DOJ announced here the superseding indictment for tax-related crimes of Dr. Charles Lieber, the former Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department. See also James S. Bikales and Kevin R. Chen, Former Chemistry Chair Lieber Indicted on Four Additional Felonies for Tax Offenses (Harvard Crimson 7/28/20), here. The prior indictment was for making […]
In an ABA Tax Section Court Procedure Virtual meeting on Wednesday, there was a one-hour discussion of ethical issues in handling a matter in the Tax Court. The participants in the discussion were: • Judge L. Paige Marvel, United States Tax Court, Washington, D.C.• Elizabeth G. Chirich, Chief, Branch 1, Procedure & Administration, IRS Office […]
In an ABA Tax Section Court Procedure Virtual meeting on Wednesday, there was a one-hour discussion of ethical issues in handling a matter in the Tax Court. The participants in the discussion were: • Judge L. Paige Marvel, United States Tax Court, Washington, D.C.• Elizabeth G. Chirich, Chief, Branch 1, Procedure & Administration, IRS Office […]
In an ABA Tax Section Court Procedure Virtual meeting on Wednesday, there was a one-hour discussion of ethical issues in handling a matter in the Tax Court. The participants in the discussion were: • Judge L. Paige Marvel, United States Tax Court, Washington, D.C.• Elizabeth G. Chirich, Chief, Branch 1, Procedure & Administration, IRS Office […]
In an ABA Tax Section Court Procedure Virtual meeting on Wednesday, there was a one-hour discussion of ethical issues in handling a matter in the Tax Court. The participants in the discussion were: • Judge L. Paige Marvel, United States Tax Court, Washington, D.C.• Elizabeth G. Chirich, Chief, Branch 1, Procedure & Administration, IRS Office […]
A reader just alerted me that I had overlooked a significant item of interest to readers of this blog. On March 5, 2020,, DOJ issued the following press release: Founder of Russian Bank Charged with Tax Fraud: Allegedly Concealed $1 Billion in Assets and Income when Renouncing U.S. Citizenship, here. Key excerpts from the release […]