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Cool story: despite obvious racketeering, murder, assault, bribery, corruption, and trafficking associations, what ultimately got capone was the IRS.
by chasing0entropy 9mo ago
Cool story: despite obvious racketeering, murder, assault, bribery, corruption, and trafficking associations, what ultimately got capone was the IRS.
- throw310822 9mo agoNot unrelated: I guess the obligation to declare bribes as income allows the IRS to investigate you for tax evasion if they suspect you're receiving (obviously undeclared) bribes.
- chasing0entropy 9mo agoActually if you declare the income and classify it correctly you are clear from an income oersoective; by disclosing the crime you risk confiscation and prosecution but neither would involve the irs beyond certification of your submissions. Source: armchair cpa
- throw310822 9mo agoBut isn't that the point? If you don't declare the crime you're liable for tax evasion and can be prosecuted by the irs; if you do, you're going to be prosecuted by a different authority. And since nobody is going to self-incriminate, when they catch you you'll be prosecuted both for corruption and tax evasion.