Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!ihuxb!jphalter From: jphalter@ihuxb.UUCP (J. Halter) Newsgroups: net.taxes Subject: Felonies In Chicago Message-ID: <926@ihuxb.UUCP> Date: Tue, 29-Jan-85 19:09:29 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxb.926 Posted: Tue Jan 29 19:09:29 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 30-Jan-85 07:25:34 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 23 Just a note to those of you reading the articles regarding the unconstitutionality of the income tax system. Last week, there were a number of radio reports about eight Illinois residents being charged with income tax evasion. The report said that these eight people were being charged with felony evasion charges rather than the "failure to report" misdemeanor. Maximum sentences of something like 5 years prison and $500K in fines. The radio report also stated that these eight people were responding to a seminar that they had attended, where they were "convinced" that the income tax system was unconstitutional. The court reminded these individuals that the sponsor of these seminars had since been charged with something like "aiding people in filing fraudulent returns." Hmmm... Two comments: 1). The amount of tax saved by these individuals was on the order of 10-12 thousand bucks. Ask me whether I would rather have the $12,000 or risk $500K in fines and 5 years in jail! Also, I wonder what the legal costs for these people will be. Is that factored in the tax savings? 2). Since the "charges" levelled against the sponser (is this Irwin Schiff?) seem rather mild, it sounds like the IRS has better luck attacking frightened citizens than in prosecuting those who know their rights. That's all.