- 11 - to evade taxes, (4) the Government contended that Mr. Jacobsen understated his income for 1987 and 1988 by $58,125, and (5) Mr. Jacobsen accepted the Government’s calculation of the omitted income. For purposes of the sentencing guidelines, Mr. Jacobsen stipulated that (1) he understated his taxable income in 1987 and 1988 by $58,125, (2) the corresponding tax loss (calculated at 28 percent) was approximately $16,275, and (3) he “employed the same course of conduct and a common plan with respect to the evasion of taxes in tax years 1987 and 1988, with the relevant conduct * * * consisting of the total tax loss in both years even though the offense of conviction is for tax year 1987.” In their plea agreements, petitioners acknowledged that the IRS was not a party to the agreements and that when determining their civil tax liabilities, the IRS was not bound by the stated amounts of omitted income in the criminal tax proceeding. On December 17, 1993, petitioners were convicted of tax evasion under section 7201 for 1987. They each were sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment, 2 years’ supervised release, and a $50 special assessment for the Crime Victims’ Fund. As a condition of the supervised release, petitioners were required to cooperate with the IRS with regard to civil tax penalties. Also on December 17, 1993, Mr. Del Bosque was convicted of conspiring to import a substance containing anabolic steroids.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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