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Petitioners were married, and filed joint tax returns,
during 1992, 1993, and 1994. During those years, petitioner was
a certified financial planner. Petitioner earned a B.S. degree
in business administration from Regis College. After college,
petitioner took numerous accounting and tax classes.2
Petitioner was the defendant in the criminal case of United
States v. Brian Wright, Criminal Case No. 96-1670-H, in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of California. On March
13, 1997, after a 1-week jury trial, petitioner was found guilty
of 1 count of bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. secs. 1344 and
2, 27 counts of embezzlement by a bank employee in violation of
18 U.S.C. sec. 656, 1 count of money laundering in violation of
18 U.S.C. secs. 1957 and 2, and 3 counts of filing false tax
2 Among the classes that petitioner took were:
Year Class Hours
1988 Corporate Tax II 45
Advanced Accounting 45
Audit 45
Practice 48
Audit 48
Theory 48
Law 48
1991 CPA Exam: Practice I 15
CPA Exam: Practice II 15
CPA Exam: Theory 15
CA State Income Tax 1
Trust Law & Estate Planning 1
Investment & Inheritance 1
1993 Chartered Financial Analyst I 60
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