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Crypto + Evasion = Jail - The Government’s Old Math for a New Technology

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), IRS Criminal Investigations (CI) and international tax authorities continue to prosecute tax abuses related to digital asset transactions. In imposing a multiyear prison sentence in a recent...more

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Lessons From Hesser: Attempt Conviction Overturned

Takeaway: Attempt crimes can be proven only where a defendant’s objective is in fact illegal. If the government cannot prove that the defendant sought to do something which is, in fact, legal, then it has not sustained its...more

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Reliance on a Third Party as a Defense in Section 7202 Payroll Cases

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Section 7202 of the Code makes it a felony for any person to willfully fail to collect and pay over payroll taxes to the IRS.  Put simply, a taxpayer may be subject to jail time if the government merely proves that the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Secures First Ever Conviction for Violating FATCA

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has secured its first conviction ever under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, through the guilty plea of Adrian Baron, a former executive of Loyal Bank Ltd., a bank with...more

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Circuit Resolves Jurisdictional Questions In Context Of Section 853(n) Asset Forfeiture Proceeding

In a short opinion in United States v. Ohle, 16-601-cr, the Second Circuit (Leval, Calabresi, Cabranes) resolved two open questions about the application of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4, both in the context of a...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Anti-Corruption Digest - July 2017

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Welcome to Dorsey & Whitney’s monthly Anti-Corruption Digest. The Digest puts material regarding anti-corruption enforcement from around the world at your fingertips, keeping you ahead of critical events that impact global...more

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