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We have an extensive criminal tax practice representing clients in both investigations and trials involving tax evasion, false returns and promoting tax shelters.

Example cases include:

Defense of businessman investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation Division for skimming thousands of dollars. Case was ultimately resolved by civil settlement without criminal prosecution.

Defense of lawyer investigated by Criminal Investigation Division and U.S. Attorney’s office for alleged tax fraud. After our investigation and compilation of evidence including expert evidence and presentation to the U.S. Attorney’s office, government declined prosecution.

Defense of businessman investigated by IRS for failing to report significant revenues on the corporate books. Case was ultimately resolved with a civil settlement.

Defense of businesswoman investigated by IRS for her participation in a cross border tax scheme. After criminal referral to the Tax Division, the matter was ultimately resolved with a civil settlement.

Defense of individual owner of financial holding company accused by the Tax Division in a civil case of a multimillion dollar tax and investment fraud. Persuaded the U.S. District Court to reverse the appointment of a receiver and to vacate an order freezing more than $600 million in assets.

We have represented numerous individuals in criminal tax cases (including doctors, accountants, contractors, business owners, manufacturers and politicians) involving allegations of millions of dollars of evaded income in both Federal and State prosecutions for tax fraud and have obtained extremely favorable resolutions.

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