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PARDON ME IF I DON'T HOLD MY BREATH FOR THIS TO HAPPEN
July 30, 2007
Perhaps inspired by the Scooter Libby case, an effort is afoot to secure a presidential pardon for singer Ronald Isley:
Def Jam record execs are using their marketing wares to drum up support for an executive presidential pardon for the beloved member of The Isley Brothers family and singing group.
Last September Isley was sentenced to three years in prison on five counts of federal income tax evasion. IRS agents said Isley, 65, who had pleaded "not guilty" on all counts, had assets in the millions at the time of his indictment and had gone to great lengths to hide them in different bank accounts and by signing them over to relatives.
Isley had unpaid taxes between the years 1997 and 2002 of $3.1 million. U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson in Los Angeles called Isley a "serial tax avoider."
If he gets one, I hope he invites Scooter Libby over to his place, if only to find a way to include him in the picture on this album cover. The mind boggles.
Prior Tax Update Isley coverage:
ISLEY BROTHER TO ACCEPT LONG-TERM GIG?
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