From the Star Tribune:
Fired Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin and his wife are charged with tax crimes allegedly dating back to 2014. https://t.co/maLJ3KbQFI
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) July 23, 2020
The fired Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd was charged along with his wife Wednesday with felony tax crimes dating back to 2014 that allege failure to claim more than $460,000 in income — at least $96,000 of that in his off-duty security work.
Derek Chauvin and Kellie Chauvin, of Oakdale, were each charged by summons in Washington County District Court with nine felony counts of aiding and abetting false or fraudulent tax returns or failing to file returns.
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Follow the money.
(I wonder what a cursory inspection of the top, oh, 10% of the highest paid officers in any given city would find.)Report
Adds a little more context to the wifes quick separation from him. We can assume prosecutors are making offers to Kellie for cooperation.Report
Well, it’s how we got Capone 🙂Report
I remember the scene in Reservoir Dogs where all the gangsters are in utter fear of the IRS.Report
It’s up in the air over whether or not the prosecutor was going to go after the guy for realsies or if he was going to throw something that s/he knew would result in a hung jury.
So the IRS going after him is going to have *REAL* consequences even if the jury reaches the conclusion that we just can’t know how George Floyd died.
That said, I would prefer the officer to be found guilty of exceeding his mandate to us finding that he was ripping off the government (they needed that money to pay his salary!!!).Report
Not sure how you got “it’s up in the air over whether or not the prosecutor was going to go after the guy for realsies” from Chauvin being charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter and bail being set at $1.6 Million.Report
Because I have seen trials end in mistrials because the prosecutor overcharged and other trials end in acquittals because of how much leeway cops are given even by the prosecution.
Would you like me to find you examples of police being let off the hook in the past (indeed, even the recent past)?Report
IMHO Most prosecutors phone in the trial when it’s a cop. They have a powerful incentive to make it a good show, while still helping the jury hang or acquit.Report
It’s hard to tell a sympathetic story that explains why you haven’t paid your taxes.Report