In United States v. Desu, ___ Fed. 4th ___, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 465 (3rd Cir. 1/7/22), CA3 here, the Court affirmed a conviction of Desu for “tax fraud.” The Court rejected several arguments but apparently wrote the precedential opinion to clarify the standard of review for an “an evidentiary hearing as provided in Franks […]
Tag: Tax Obstruction
I noted previously that a petition for certiorari was filed in United States v. Flynn, 969 F.3d 873 (8th Cir. 2020), cert. docketed, 20-1129 (Feb. 17, 2021) and that the Government was to file an answer on May 19, 2021. See Fifth Circuit Holds that the Defraud/Klein Conspiracy Does Not Have Pending Proceeding Element; Update […]
I noted previously that a petition for certiorari was filed in United States v. Flynn, 969 F.3d 873 (8th Cir. 2020), cert. docketed, 20-1129 (Feb. 17, 2021) and that the Government was to file an answer on May 19, 2021. See Fifth Circuit Holds that the Defraud/Klein Conspiracy Does Not Have Pending Proceeding Element; Update […]
In United States v. Herman, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 13557 (5th Cir. May 6, 2021), CA5 here & TN here, the Court affirmed the convictions of husband and wife, restaurant owners and operators for the defraud/Klein conspiracy and willfully filing false tax returns. The noteworthy holding in the opinion is that the Klein conspiracy in […]
I previously blogged on the 11th Circuit’s panel opinion United States v. Brown, 947 F.3d 655 (11th Cir.), vacated, reh’g en banc granted, 976 F.3d 1233 (11th Cir. 2020), here. See Eleventh Circuit Affirms Conviction of Another Congressman (Federal Tax Crimes Blog 1/14/20; 1/16/20), here. In relevant part, in the case with some tax counts, the […]
In United States v. Prelogar, ___ F.3d ___, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 12899 (8th Cir. 4/30/21), here, the Eighth Circuit addressed whether indictment must contain the Marinello nuance of the tax obstruction crime (§ 7212(a)) to require a nexus between a particular administrative proceeding and the defendant’s conduct must be included in the indictment. See […]
In United States v. Avery (6th Cir. 3/26/21)(Unpublished), CA6 here and TN here, the Court affirmed Avery’s conviction for one count of tax obstruction, § 7212(a). This is an unpublished opinion and, in the context, a fairly routine holding. There are, however, two items I think worth mentioning 1. A picky point. The Court said […]
I have previously blogged on the plea and resulting conviction of Scott Flynn for the defraud / Klein conspiracy. See Eighth Circuit Holds that Marinello Pending Proceeding Nexus in § 7212(a) Does Not Apply to Defraud / Klein Conspiracy (Federal Tax Crimes Blog 8/17/20), here; and Two Cases Involving Marinello (Federal Tax Crimes Blog 1/15/19), […]
I write today on tax criminal, Paul Daugerdas, who has been the subject of many postings on this blog. (See here.) After exhausting all of his conviction and other post-conviction remedies, Daugerdas in 1918 tries one other “hail Mary” shot in the form of a motion “to vacate his conviction and sentence pursuant to 28 […]
I write today on tax criminal, Paul Daugerdas, who has been the subject of many postings on this blog. (See here.) After exhausting all of his conviction and other post-conviction remedies, Daugerdas in 1918 tries one other “hail Mary” shot in the form of a motion “to vacate his conviction and sentence pursuant to 28 […]