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HIGH-SPEED TAX EVADER SLOWS IT DOWN

May 11, 2005

Fast-driving Al Thompson doesn't do everything quickly. His cooperation with the IRS is slow enough that a California court has reopened discovery and extended filing deadlines, at IRS request. Mr. Thompson, a.k.a Walter Thompson, apparently can't be rushed when it comes to providing information to the IRS, according to the court:

Focusing on the government's diligence, it is apparent that the unusual circumstances of this case, particularly defendants' lack of cooperation, have impeded the government's ability to conduct discovery. Since the inception of the litigation, Mr. Walter Thompson and the other defendants have defied court orders, refused to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Eastern District Local Rules, and filed unintelligible and non-responsive papers with the court. As a result of his defiance of the court's preliminary injunction, Mr. Walter Thompson was held in civil contempt and incarcerated on two occasions. Further, on January 28, 2005, Mr. Walter Thompson was convicted (Tax Update coverage here)for filing a false claim against the United States, filing a false income tax return, and failing to withhold taxes from the paychecks of Cencal Sales, Inc. employees. Mr. Thompson's lack of cooperation and unavailability have no doubt obstructed the government's efforts to obtain discovery.

Mr. Thompson achieved notoriety when he boased about not withholding on his income taxes in a full-page ad in USA Today.

The ad was signed by four others. To see how well they have done, click their names:

David Bosset
Nick Jesson
Dick Simkanin
Leonard Roberto (no tax charges yet noted).

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