Tax Evasion
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's new government readied plans Monday to pull the country out of its worst debt crisis in decades and boost confidence in its shaky finance with measures expected to include a crackdown on rampant tax evasion.
NEW ORLEANS - A member of the governing body of New Orleans' Sewerage and Water Board was indicted Friday on charges he solicited kickbacks from companies with contracts to inspect damage from Hurricane Katrina.
FARGO, N.D. - Lawyers for a former gravel company executive who pleaded guilty to nine felony counts of tax fraud have asked a judge to sentence him to home confinement instead of prison.
SEATTLE - A California lawyer has admitted he didn't pay taxes on a $36 million kickback that prosecutors say he received for helping enroll Hollywood mogul Haim Saban in an illegal tax shelter.
SALEM, Ore. - Bill Sizemore, Oregon's high-profile anti-tax activist and Republican candidate for governor, has been indicted on tax evasion charges that could send him to prison if convicted.
