• 25 Jun 2009 at 3:29 PM

Government Scores A “Victory” Against Tax Frauds

By Greg Michaels

Steven Rubinstein probably figured in a world where Allen Stanford is pleading his innocence and Bernie is gunning for 12 years behind bars for the largest Ponzi scheme in history, his sentence for one count of filing a false tax return will make a slap on the wrist look like vicious corporal punishment.The government claims the UBS private banking client (and Florida yacht industry accountant) utilized his offshore accounts for 8 years to pull off $7 million on-shore transfers tax free as well as wheeling and dealing in Krugerrand gold coins. For these indiscretions and his seven years worth of failing to file FBAR disclosures to the IRS, Rubinstein picked today, the day of Sir Allen’s proclaimed innocence, to reverse his original not guilty plea and take his chances with sentencing for his single count of tax fraud.
Florida Man Pleads Guilty in UBS Tax Case [NYT]

Comments (7)

  1. 1
    Posted by guest | June 25, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    chirp, chirp, chirp

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | June 25, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    [tumbleweed rolling past a broken down wagon in a dusty western town]

  3. 3
    Posted by guest | June 26, 2009 at 6:36 AM

    @1,@2-I think it might be difficult for anyone to raise page views/comments when Bess posts a dinner expose with CG around 30-60 seconds after you post a good link to s story that deserved to be read. I know I missed it yesterday morning when Greg first linked to it.
    I have a feeling #1 & #2 are the same small minded asshole, but that’s just a hunch.
    @1 & @2, simply for your edification, chirp and tumbleweed are totally played out, as is “crickets”. Find something more ammusing or STFU.
    It would have been far worse for Mr. Michaels had you never commented at all.
    Please consider that in the future before you waste any more bandwidth with your useless “chirping”.
    Thank you.

  4. 4
    Posted by guest | June 26, 2009 at 6:41 AM

    @3 wow greg you seem upset. dont you wish you had a button that made commenters screens explode in their face?

  5. 5
    Posted by guest | June 26, 2009 at 6:55 AM

    @4-Why yes, yes indeed, I do wish I had a button that made commenters screens explode in their faces.
    That would be dealbreaker Nirvana to me, unfortunately that technology is years away from reality, mores the pity.
    -Not Greg

  6. 6
    Posted by guest | June 26, 2009 at 6:57 AM

    mores=more’s.
    Obvs.

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | June 26, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    What about Goldmans $14million in tax last year?

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