Mr. Taxman @IRS: Looks Like My Money, But It Really Isn’t…

The Department of Justice and the IRS are champing at the bit to nail former defense contractor, Douglas Edelman, and his French wife Delphine Le Dain. They were charged with schemes to defraud the United States and evade taxes on more than $350 million using a complicated nominee arrangement. "Oh Mr. Taxman, I know it looks like my … Continue reading Mr. Taxman @IRS: Looks Like My Money, But It Really Isn’t… →

Dangerous Liaisons: Foreign Assets and the US Nominee

We’ve known for some time that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been mining heaps of data provided to it by financial institutions that were the subject of non-prosecution agreements, as well as examining treasure troves of financial information from various leaks (think “Panama Papers”) looking not only for tax dollars, interest and penalties but … Continue reading Dangerous Liaisons: Foreign Assets and the US Nominee →