Attorney Funds Lavish Lifestyle with Clients’ Money
Former attorney Harry Roy Rosen was sentenced to 90 months in prison for stealing over $796,000 from his clients’ insurance settlements and estate funds and for failing to file a tax return. From 2013 to 2017 Rosen stole from clients of his Philadelphia law firm to sustain a lavish lifestyle that included multiple homes […]
On a Wing and a Prayer – Catholic Archdiocese Comptroller Bets Against the IRS and Loses
The comptroller of the Catholic Archdiocese of Steubenville in Ohio was sentenced to one year plus a day in prison for failing to pay taxes withheld from employees, filing false tax returns and embezzling $299,500. From 2004 to 2016, David Franklin had payroll taxes withheld from employees of the Diocese and the Office of […]
Tax Evader’s Poker Face Does Not Fool the IRS
Guy Smith, a professional poker player and owner of Centerline Interiors, LLC, pleaded guilty to tax evasion for failing to report business income and poker winnings. From 2012 to 2016 Smith provided his tax preparer false income and expense statements and failed to report almost $482,000 in income from Centerline Interiors. Smith also […]