Prolific Whistleblower Won’t Get Share of Tailors’ Unpaid Tax

Illinois judges have tossed five false claims lawsuits filed by a prolific whistleblower, responding to the state’s rationale that the sales tax disputes don’t meet economic thresholds for remote sellers.

Over the last two weeks, state court judges have dismissed five of the nearly 80 whistle blower cases in Cook County Circuity Court alleging sales and use tax frauds by bespoke tailors based primarily in Hong Kong, the U.K., and Thailand. In each case, the judge was responding to a motion to dismiss by Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D), who believes the cases hold minimal potential tax liabilities for the ...