IRS Loses A Big One..Jury acquits pilot, who questioned IRS

[cthrumatrix]

8-9-03

IRS Loses A Big One

Memphis Pilot Acquitted of Tax Evasion
Charged With Filing "False" W-4s



On Friday, a Memphis federal jury acquitted FedEx pilot Vernice Kuglin of six counts of felony Tax Evasion and Willful Failure to File tax returns.

Ms. Kuglin's attorneys, Tax Honesty Movement barristers Larry Becraft and Robert G. Bernhoft, told reporters that Kuglin was indicted seven months ago and had refused to plead the case out for a lesser sentence. During her testimony Kuglin testified that since 1995, she had sent numerous letters to the IRS requesting that they inform her of what law required her to pay the Individual Income Tax. To this day, she has not received an answer.



At 1:30 Friday afternoon, the jury returned not guilty verdicts on all counts.

After the jury had been excused the U.S. Attorney reportedly demanded that the Judge order the defendant to file her forms, pay her taxes and obey the law. The Judge reportedly replied "Sir, I don't work for the IRS."

more....

http://www.givemeliberty.org/mailroom/2003-08-09.htm

Interesting ...

[DagmarK]

1. Wow, with penalties and prison terms like this, Ken Lay must be worried!

"Kuglin, 58, was charged with six counts of tax evasion that could have meant up to 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines.

The government accused Kuglin of filing false W4 forms for the period from 1996 to 2001."

Those are some pretty stiff fines for tax evasion..... 30 years in prison and over a million in fines.....

Ken Lay and all those other tax evaders.....they must be really worried. But somehow, they all seem to be coping very well. I wonder if they somehow feel like they ain't gonna ever get prosecuted? /sarcasm OFF!

[LizW]

2. That's nice for her, but

you don't hear of these kinds of outcomes very often. The article also doesn't mention whether the IRS seized her assets, garnished her wages, and ruined her credit.

I wonder how she even got her day in court in the first place. It has been my experience that the IRS just takes what it wants or threatens to ruin you financially until you pay up.

[VolcanoJen]

3. Not LBN... locking

Unfortunately, this story is over 12 hours old and therefore no longer meets the criteria for posting in the Latest Breaking News Forum.

This is a very intersting article, cthrumatrix, and I hope you'll repost it in either the General Discussion or Editorials and Other Articles forum(s).

Thanks!
VolcanoJen
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