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Court Finds Evidence Sufficient to Sustain Tax Conviction in Loss of Income Insurance Policy Scheme
Sufficient Evidence to Convict Defendant Tax Preparer of Tax Conspiracy
Written by on in Tax Fraud Report.
Defendants and one co-defendant were convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas of charges stemming from their tax-fraud conspiracy. Defendants appealed and claimed that their Rule 29 motion due to insufficient evidence should have been granted.