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New Orleans DA Jason Williams on the defense in federal tax trial
Jason Williams and Nicole Burdett, who was an lawyer in his legislation observe, are accused in an indictment of conspiring to cheat on Williams’ taxes NEW ORLEANS — As Orleans Parish District Lawyer Jason Williams and an legal professional in his personal regulation agency go on demo for federal tax fraud, a former U.S. attorney says they have numerous avenues to mount a solid defense. Williams and Nicole Burdett, a previous legal professional from his personal law company, are billed in a 10-depend federal indictment with conspiring to falsify Williams’ tax returns from 2013 to 2017, allegedly by overstating enterprise fees from Jason Rogers Williams & Associates by $720,000 and…
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The Sting That Snagged The Tax Lawyer To A Pair Of Billionaires

 Houston tax lawyer Carlos Kepke had been tutoring rich Americans like Robert F. Smith for many years on how to move belongings offshore when an undercover agent posing as a bar operator turned up in 2018.
 
 The intention was to acquire proof for a tax fraud scenario towards Kepke. It wasn’t hard. As the wired agent recorded the discussion, Kepke bragged about putting assets in offshore trusts, notably in the Central American nation of Belize. Customers transfer money and declare to generate management, in keeping with federal legislation. But they make a decision how it is employed, not the overseas trustees.
 
 “You under no circumstances drop handle,”…
