California Tax Protesters Guilty of Evasion
Tax protesters in California were found guilty by a federal jury.
Kathryn Hanes and Madonna Hanes were charged with conspiracy to commit tax evasion and tax evasion. During the trial, the government presented evidence that both defendants used “tax protester” tactics to commit tax evasion for the tax years 1996 to 2000.
According to the indictment and evidence introduced at trial, Kathryn Hanes and Madonna Hanes mailed frivolous letters to the IRS claiming, among other things, Kathryn Hanes was not a U.S. citizen and the IRS had no authority or jurisdiction to collect income tax from her.
Trial evidence showed, between 1996 and 2000, Kathryn Hanes earned hundreds of thousands of dollars from her chiropractic business, “Biophysics Chiropractic,” which she operated in San Diego. She then sent the business profits to the personal bank account of Madonna Hanes, who then used this “tax-free” money on their personal expenses, which included multiple vacations to Maui, Hawaii.
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