Then came the arrest of billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky on a charge of tax fraud.
Snipes was acquitted in February of five additional charges, including felony tax fraud and conspiracy.
Those folks have been aware of the amount of tax fraud going on for awhile.
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Federal agents had already dug up what they insisted was evidence of systematic tax fraud.
France's Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac has resigned after an investigation was launched into alleged tax fraud.
The Wesley Snipes saga began in 2006 when he was accused of tax fraud.
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Today, Mitchell pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to charges related to tax fraud.
And if the IRS can prove a taxpayer committed civil tax fraud, it has forever.
Despite the arrests and seizures, there have been no federal indictments for tax fraud.
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He was convicted in 2012 on allegations that he had engaged in tax fraud involving Mediaset.
He was also accused of tax fraud and receipt of stolen goods involving the same lawyer.
And in 1987 the jockey, Lester Piggott, lost his OBE after being jailed for tax fraud.
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The penalty for civil tax fraud is 75% of the taxes owed on unreported income.
Tax fraud can be prosecuted criminally for six years from your last act of evasion.
He was convicted of tax fraud in October, though he is appealing against that ruling.
An Italian court has convicted former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud.
With so many countries cutting spending in Europe it is very appealing to go after tax fraud.
It was a story of greed, corruption and yes, more than a little bit of tax fraud.
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Mr Moscovici said France was "strongly determined to fight against tax fraud, tax avoidance, and tax evasion".
In that case, he stands accused of tax fraud and receiving illegal payments, claims he also denies.
He has been accused of embezzlement, tax fraud and false accounting, and attempting to bribe a judge.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced this week for his role in a tax fraud scheme.
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Housley was also convicted of income tax fraud and a separate charge under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
More disturbing, adds Augeri, is that none of those arrested appeared to have slowed their tax fraud activities.
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Snipes was ultimately acquitted of tax fraud and conspiracy charges, but found guilty of failure to file returns.
His poor selection of an inexpensive tax firm caused him to be convicted of tax fraud a year ago.
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Then there is the tax fraud case against him regarding the sale of film rights by his Mediaset Group.
For two decades, Berlusconi has been moving from trial to trial on charges that include corruption, tax fraud and sex-for-hire.
More recently, France's Socialist government was hit by a scandal, as former minister Jerome Cahuzac was forced to resign over tax fraud allegations.
"It's the best deal they've offered in the last half-century, " marvels Philadelphia lawyer Ian Comisky , a tax fraud expert.
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