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The IRS is conducting an investigation to determine the tax liabilities of US taxpayers who have signature authority over bank accounts at or over American Express, MasterCard, or Visa credit, debit or charge cards issued by banks or other financial institutions in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman [...]

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We are all familiar with the $10,000 cash transaction limit that triggers certain bank reporting requirements. So, presuming that Eliot Spitzer operated under this threshold, how does an experienced former prosecutor get caught shuffling money around to support a “private matter”?Well, Sharon Imhoff explains it all.

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Reuters: Marion Jones Tells Oprah She was Tired of the Lies. “Disgraced Olympian Marion Jones [was] stripped of her medals and fac[es] six months in prison.
Her crime? Lying to prosecutors about her steroid use. Should have just asserted her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Perjury is a B.S. offense. Sure, [...]

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Last weekend, I had spotted Donald Kerr’s comments about reinterpreting privacy to mean that the government should have access to our private communications and financial information provided proper safeguards are in place. Who trusts the government to erect proper safeguards? Today, PC World reported that a former FBI and CIA employee had plead [...]

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When I read accounts describing waterboarding as being a simulated drowning, I thought they strapped the detainee to a board and actually dunked him into a water tank. I was mistaken. As it turns out, waterboarding is a much simpler procedure.

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The Associated Press reported that the 50 pit bulls seized from Michael Vick’s property were likely to be euthanized.  Am I the only one that thinks this is a bit insane?  In this dog fighting debacle, Michael Vick is the bad guy.  Who are the victims?  Society?  Tangentially, at best.  No, the victims of this [...]

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After the criminal justice system finishes with Michael Vick, should the NFL allow him to re-enter the league?  A lot of people (including some visitors to this website) have proposed such a ban.  However, I am not so certain this is the right move.  After all, Michael Vick isn’t seeking admission to the bar.  Committing [...]

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By now, the details of Michael Vick’s indictment for dog fighting have been well-covered.  And, since he has agreed to plead guilty, let’s reflect a bit on the offenses with which he has been charged.The Animal Fighting Venture Prohibition, found at 7 U.S. § 2156, prohibits knowingly sponsoring or exhibiting an animal in an animal [...]

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