Case: Tax Fraud Conviction Evidence Found Sufficient (7th Cir.) (IRC §7206)

Tax fraud conviction supported by sufficient evidence, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in affirming the district court in a nonprecedential opinion. The taxpayer filed three fraudulent returns claiming refunds of $840,000 on behalf of a trust. The IRS issued a refund of $280,000 before realizing the returns were frivolous. The taxpayer was convicted of presenting false claims to the government, theft of government funds, and mail fraud. The court held that the submitted tax filings and witness testimony was enough to convict the taxpayer. The trust had not earned income or paid taxes, the evidence showed. The taxpayer’s ...