Criminal Tax Defense

A sample of representative matters includes:

·                     Represented individual alleged to have been involved in $40 million tax evasion repatriation scheme.  In re: Caribbean Tax Investigation (S.D. Fla.).

·                     Represented two named subjects in ongoing investigation of KPMG tax shelters.

·                     Represented CEO of a multinational public corporation in government’s investigation involving multiple years of unreported income and tens of millions of dollars of unpaid taxes. 

·                     Represented multiple investors, including the former CEO of a major financial company, who were named as subjects of government’s investigation of tax shelters. 

·                     Advised multinational corporation on issues relating to criminal transfer pricing investigation. 

·                     Represented former accountant regarding alleged off-shore tax scheme and currency violations.

·                     Represented retired former executive of Silicon Valley technology companies in disclosure and audit of unreported assets and income held for decades in offshore bank accounts.

·                     Represented Chief Executive Officer of closely-held energy company in criminal tax investigation relating to employment of an alleged tax protester.

·                     Investigated ten year officer kickback scheme and prosecuted major lender’s $120 million fidelity insurance claim.

·                     Represented three Xerox executives in connection with U.S. Attorneys’ Office investigation of Xerox’s accounting practices.

·                     Represented Fortune 100 company’s subsidiary in criminal investigation of alleged commercial espionage and fraud.

·                     Investigated kiting of real estate mortgages through fraudulent title insurance policies and prosecuted RICO action against banks and savings and loans as aiders and abettors.