T.C. Memo. 2002-273
UNITED STATES TAX COURT
AUGUSTIN B. JOMBO, Petitioner v.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
Docket No. 16627-99. Filed October 29, 2002.
Augustin B. Jombo, pro se.
C. Ted Li, for respondent.
MEMORANDUM FINDINGS OF FACT AND OPINION
COLVIN, Judge: Respondent determined a deficiency in
petitioner’s 1996 Federal income tax of $503,105 and an accuracy-
related penalty under section 6662 of $100,621.
Petitioner worked for the Consulate General of Nigeria in
New York City in 1989. In that year, he won about $26 million in
the New York State Lottery (NYSL). The winnings were payable in
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