tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519969502186924526.post8078122242853275812..comments2023-10-24T08:00:53.865-05:00Comments on Federal Tax Crimes: Tax Crimes -- the Role of the Lie (6/20/09)Jack Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14469823736335455874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519969502186924526.post-37457891451983532912009-10-12T07:58:23.478-05:002009-10-12T07:58:23.478-05:00Anonymous,
Thanks
Jack TownsendAnonymous,<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Jack TownsendJack Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469823736335455874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519969502186924526.post-77988369552865777862009-10-11T19:32:33.285-05:002009-10-11T19:32:33.285-05:00Jack,
I agree that a prosecutor's ability to ...Jack,<br /><br />I agree that a prosecutor's ability to establish one or more "lies"....or even one or more materially "inconsistent" statements, for that matter, is strong evidence from which a rational trier of fact could "infer" willfulness, deceit, cheating or other intentionally nefarious act.<br /><br />At the very high risk of coming across as overly "simplistic", I would strongly suggest that, quite apart from avoiding the telling of a "lie" or the making of any statements that, when compared with prior, contemporaneous or subsequent statements, could be deemed (by a hypothetical investigator or prosecutor) as "inconsistent", one (clients as well professional advisors) should endeavor to distance one's self from anyone (i.e., employer, superior, colleague, subordinate, etc) who could be considered to have engaged (to say nothing about the potentially continuing offense of continuing to engage) in any such potentially indictable conduct.<br /><br />The bottom line: short of insuring that one is above reproach to the point of announcing one's candidacy for sainthood, when it comes to interacting with potentially troublesome/toxic persons, I would boil my suggestion down to 2 words -- WIDE BERTH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com