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IRWIN SCHIFF AGAIN CONVICTED. 'TIS JUST A FLESH WOUND.
October 25, 2005
Monty Python's Black Knight has nothing on Irwin Schiff. A federal jury convicted Mr. Schiff of an assortment of tax crimes yesterday, and he promptly declared victory:
"I've proved the government has no authority to collect income taxes . . . and I've proved it so thoroughly there's no ifs, ands, or buts about it," he said. "Everyone's going to know that (Judge) Dawson lied."
At age 77, it's not clear how many more such victories Mr. Schiff has left. This marks his third conviction for tax crimes, and he is eligible for up to 43 years in prison and $3.25 million in fines.
Convicted along with Mr. Schiff were his associates Cynthia Neun and Lawrence Cohen. Ms. Neun famously participated in a high-speed cell phone call with convicted tax evader Al Thompson while tried to evade the California Highway Patrol.
If you believe Mr. Schiff's blog, he was convicted because in a kangaroo court proceeding because an evil judge railroaded the jury into an unjust conviction. But if you aren't willfully obtuse, it might occur to you that Mr. Schiff has been convicted of tax crimes three times because he is, well, a tax criminal. Some folks still haven't figured this out.
Links: Forbes.com
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