Sentence examples for evasion prosecution from inspiring English sources
The film performed only modestly at the box-office, but the more serious blow to his bankability was almost certainly the public spectacle of his testimony in the federal conspiracy and tax evasion prosecution of Heidi Fleiss, the Hollywood madam.
The discovery of unreported offshore accounts–if uncovered could then become the basis of a civil audit or a criminal tax evasion prosecution.
Under the Supreme Court ruling in Cheek v. United States, a defendant in a tax evasion prosecution who has made arguments that the federal income tax laws are unconstitutional may have the arguments turned against him (or her).
Unlike Mr. Hague, however, who retired a free man, Mr. Kenny did not escape prosecution and was sentenced to an 18-month prison term for federal tax evasion.
Let us recall Marc Rich, a shady billionaire indicted for tax evasion and defying trade sanctions with Iran during the U.S. hostage crisis, Rich fled to Switzerland to escape prosecution.
He said the current government was taking action to tackle tax evasion, with prosecutions up "five-fold".
The Tottenham Hotspur manager, Harry Redknapp, has furiously denied lying to his tax evasion trial, describing prosecution claims that he has not told the truth while under oath as "an insult".
Therefore, petitioner argues, the Government was foreclosed from using the information provided by him on the wagering tax returns against him in a criminal prosecution for evasion of the income tax.
Simmons had pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion but disputed the prosecution's claim that he deliberately avoided tax by living a "cash lifestyle", and by concealing his wealth during a bankruptcy hearing.
Despite evidence that cheating on sales taxes is widespread -- and despite the heavy reliance of most states on the revenue -- evasion rarely results in prosecutions like the indictment yesterday of L. Dennis Kozlowski, the former chief executive of Tyco International.
