Maserati, Crypto Spending Suggest Willful Tax Dodge, Judge Says

The federal government likely proved a couple can’t discharge more than $852,500 in tax liabilities following the husband’s bankruptcy because he had willfully sought to evade tax prior to his petition, a US magistrate judge said.

The US should be entitled to summary judgment against Andre and Monique Vaughn to collect their outstanding liabilities, which allegedly totaled more than $1.78 million as of December 2024, Chief Magistrate Judge Daryl F. Bloom of the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said.

The report also found that Andre, who sought to discharge his tax debts after a successful 2022 ...