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Court Affirms 9-Year Sentence for Conspiracy to Defraud US of Taxes

By Jonathan Byrne

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US v. Thorson: Thorson, an attorney, was involved in a complex scheme to take advantage of a charitable giving tax loophole involving cemetery plots. Over three years, the scheme netted almost $10 million in fraudulent tax deductions. Thorson came up with the legal mechanics of the scheme. For his income from the scheme, Thorson concealed his funds as loans and thus did not report it on tax returns. Then, when the IRS came to audit the partnership running the scheme, Thorson created false documents to thwart the investigation. As a result of all this, Thorson was convicted of conspiring to defraud the United States of tax income. At sentencing, Thorson was hit with enhancements for a leadership role in the offense and obstruction of justice, among others...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Circuit Blog on January 31, 2011 (boomark / email).

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