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Tenth Circuit upholds lawyer’s conviction for tax evasion

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on November 16, 2016

Today the Tenth Circuit upheld a Kansas lawyer’s conviction for tax evasion, rejecting his arguments that insufficient evidence was presented to prove an “affirmative act” designed to conceal or mislead, and insufficient evidence to prove willfulness. Here the defendant named … Continue reading →

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Tenth Circuit affirms tax evasion conviction arising out of New Mexico SOS scandal

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 8, 2015

In 2010 a scandal involving the New Mexico Secretary of State’s office broke into the news. Several consultants for the office — Armando Gutierrez, Joseph Kupfer, and Elizabeth Kupfer — were indicted in federal court for misusing voter education funds … Continue reading →

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