Apple, Inc. is in the news this week for defying a federal magistrate judge’s order to help the FBI crack password protection on a cell phone.
Read MoreOne of our most important Constitutional rights is the Fifth Amendment right to an attorney during custodial interrogations. If a detainee unambiguously indicates that he wishes to speak to an attorney, all questioning must cease until s/he is provided with one.
Read MoreMany Americans are confronted daily with government behavior that infringes on their First Amendment rights. Few know when, and how, to attack those infringements.
Read MoreIRS Special Agents are part of the IRS’s Criminal Investigation department and have the authority to open, manage, and recommend criminal cases for investigation, indictment and prosecution for violations of the Internal Revenue Code and other financial crimes.
Read MoreAsk most professional football coaches and they will tell you, the best offense is a good defense. The same is true for planning and protecting what you and your family have worked hard for.
Read MoreThe United States has seen an 18 fold increase in the number of expatriations between 2008 and 2015. This did not occur gradually, rather, the number of people renouncing their citizenship spiked in response to particular events. Why?
Read MoreIn possibly the largest individual civil tax fraud penalty in U.S. history, the IRS seeks a massive $2.2 billion from former billionaire Sam Wyly and the estate of his late-brother, Charles Wyly, for allegedly hiding income in offshore trusts and failing to pay taxes on that income.
Read MoreAmong the many strong opinions United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia expressed, his alignment with the arguments of tax protesters may be the most surprising.
Read MoreNumerous reports of brutality and racial discrimination have surfaced leading to the resignation of L.A. County Sheriff Leroy Baca in 2014.
Read MoreIf you aren’t careful, and are an out of state attorney attempting to appear pro hac vice in California, you can spend hundreds of hours prosecuting a case and be left holding the proverbial bag.
Read MoreOffshore odds-makers actually placed odds on the verdict, predicting a 90 percent chance of conviction on all counts, including the 16-year felony fraud count.
Read MoreIn a bit of inane demands from the IRS, the IRS wants to be able to revoke your passport without a hearing in federal court, U.S. Tax Court, or any court as a new tool for its audit process. That's under new tax laws crafted in quiet in Congress.
Read MoreThe Justice Department said recently that it “inadvertently” misled the Supreme Court in January 2009 by asserting that officials routinely “facilitate” the return of erroneously deported immigrants, but it said new procedures would now ensure that the government’s practices matched its earlier assertions.
Read MoreHe was indicted by federal prosecutors after he cooperated in an investigation. They brought federal charges against him in an alleged $400 million Ponzi scheme.
Read MoreThe world’s biggest business phenomenon, and its founder, plan to go public to rake in billions of dollars in new wealth. But Facebook is likely to get tax refunds for years, and its founder Mark Zuckerberg should avoid taxes on most of his new-found wealth.
Read MoreIn the last half decade, the IRS launched efforts to punish and penalize Americans for using private banks in countries outside the United States, and what has been the effect?
Read MoreFor the 400 U.S. taxpayers with the highest adjusted gross income, the effective federal income tax rate—what they actually pay—barely crossed over 18 percent in 2008, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Read MoreEduardo Saverin, the co-founder of Facebook, gave up his U.S. citizenship for the full range of private banking options in the equity-investing, asset-protection, and tax-planning world of high finance. Why?
Read MoreThe Supreme Court recently took away from the IRS audit power that the IRS misused for years against taxpayers.
Read More“You’re under criminal investigation.” The special agents visit the door of your home. Maybe they first introduce you to the criminal investigation process with a search warrant of your home or business.
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