Criminal Tax
Our attorneys have extensive experience representing business entities and individuals in connection with governmental investigations of potential wrongdoing, including tax and white-collar crime investigations prosecutions. Gordon Rhea and Randy Andreozzi have successfully defended taxpayers in large multi-count criminal tax, money laundering, and RICO cases.
Criminal Tax
Our attorneys have extensive experience representing business entities and individuals in connection with governmental investigations of potential wrongdoing, including tax and white-collar crime investigations prosecutions. Gordon Rhea and Randy Andreozzi have successfully defended taxpayers in large multi-count criminal tax, money laundering, and RICO cases.
Our goal in defending clients accused of crimes is to avoid indictments and adverse publicity. Should an indictment occur, our lawyers wage a vigorous and tenacious defense at trial, and, if necessary, at sentencing and on appeal. Our extensive knowledge of both the tax codes and criminal procedure assure an effective defense for our clients.
Our professionals understand the intricacies of representing clients accused of federal and state crimes such as:
- Tax evasion
- Failure to file tax returns
- Conspiracy
- RICO
- Fraud
- Sales tax evasion
- Racketeering
- Illegally structuring financial transactions
- Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR) penalties
- Payroll tax penalties
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Client Privilege – When you have it & when you don’t may surprise you.
By: Gary P. Bluestein Many accountants incorrectly assume that their communications with their tax clients are always privileged and confidential. Unfortunately, sometimes tax cases can cross over into potential criminal exposure ...
Read moreIRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Will End on September 28, 2018
By: Randall P. Andreozzi, Esq. The IRS announced on Wednesday that it will officially end the 2014 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (affectionately known to practitioners as the “OVDP”) on September 28, 2018. The Agency ...
Read moreThe Threat of Parallel Investigations: When Civil Isn’t Civil
By: Justin J. Andreozzi, J.D.; Randall P. Andreozzi, J.D.; and Arlene Hibschweiler, MBA, J.D. While at one time, the IRS would discontinue a civil examination when it began a criminal investigation of a taxpayer, it is now the ...
Read moreTax Anxiety – Good News & Bad News
With the upcoming hype surrounding taxes as April 15th approaches, anxiety increases for those in tax trouble. A significant number of people have been contacted by the taxing authorities about missing tax returns, or are ...
Read moreThe 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Tax Court Ruling on Intervention in USVI Cases
On February 20, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit released an opinion allowing the Government of the United States Virgin Islands (“USVI”) to intervene in three cases consolidated for ...
Read moreGovernment Plans to Subpoena Accountants Engaged in Kovel Arrangements
Attorneys are not always fluent in accounting. Thus, accountants are often retained by a client’s attorney to assist them in rendering advice to the client. In the seminal case United States v. Kovel, the Second ...
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Whether you need tax counsel for litigation, representation before the IRS, an advocate in tax controversies, or thorough tax analysis and objective consulting, our attorneys have the experience and obtain lasting solutions.