Eddie Ray Kahn
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Eddie Ray Kahn has been described by the Los Angeles Times
as a "veteran tax protester
". Kahn served time in prison for tax crimes from 1985 to 1987. Kahn founded the group American Rights Litigators and ran the for-profit businesses "Guiding Light of God Ministries" and "Eddie Kahn and Associates." According to the U.S. Justice Department, all three organizations are or were illegal tax evasion operations.
On October 12, 2006, Kahn was charged, with actor Wesley Snipes
and Douglas P. Rosile, with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States under , and one count of making or aiding and abetting the making of a false and fraudulent claim for payment against the United States, under and .
Kahn went to Panama
after the 2006 indictment, but was arrested and returned to the United States for the trial. During much of the trial, Kahn remained in his jail cell, refusing to participate and claiming that the court had no jurisdiction. News reports indicated that Kahn "has no legal training but insists on representing himself and has made several missteps and peculiar motions. For example, he sought to be immediately freed because the indictment lists his name in all capital letters, and he claimed U.S. attorneys have no jurisdiction because Florida supposedly was never ceded to the federal government". These motions were denied.
On February 1, 2008, Kahn was found guilty on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the government and on the charge of making or aiding and abetting in the filing of a false claim. Wesley Snipes was found guilty on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file Federal income tax returns. Douglas P. Rosile was convicted on the conspiracy and false claim charges.
On April 24, 2008, Kahn was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Although already in prison, Kahn was indicted with four other persons on September 3, 2008, on charges of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. The indictment was handed down by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. The indictment charges that Kahn conspired to sell schemes based on deliberate misrepresentations of the legal basis of the U.S. tax system.
On May 26, 2010, Kahn was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit mail fraud as well as one count of mail fraud, in connection with the sale of worthless "bills of exchange" for the purpose of impeding the Internal Revenue Service
and promoting other schemes to orchestrate tax fraud. Kahn was accused of manufactured over $1 billion in fictitious financial instruments purporting to be drawn on the U.S. Treasury. Others found guilty in the affair were Stephen C. Hunter, Danny True and Allan J. Tanguay. On August 30, 2010, Kahn was sentenced to twenty years in prison on these convictions.
Eddie Kahn is incarcerated at the La Tuna Federal Correctional Institution at Anthony, Texas
. As a result of his latest convictions, his scheduled release date was changed from July 18, 2015 to April 21, 2026. Douglas Rosile is incarcerated at the Federal Prison Camp at Pensacola, Florida. Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison, and on December 9, 2010, Wesley Snipes reported to the Federal Correctional Institution McKean near Lewis Run, Pennsylvania
. The Federal Bureau of Prisons shows a projected release date for Wesley Snipes of July 19, 2013.
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
as a "veteran tax protester
Tax protester (United States)
A tax protester is someone who refuses to pay a tax on constitutional or legal grounds, typically because he or she believes that the tax laws are unconstitutional or otherwise invalid...
". Kahn served time in prison for tax crimes from 1985 to 1987. Kahn founded the group American Rights Litigators and ran the for-profit businesses "Guiding Light of God Ministries" and "Eddie Kahn and Associates." According to the U.S. Justice Department, all three organizations are or were illegal tax evasion operations.
On October 12, 2006, Kahn was charged, with actor Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
and Douglas P. Rosile, with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States under , and one count of making or aiding and abetting the making of a false and fraudulent claim for payment against the United States, under and .
Kahn went to Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
after the 2006 indictment, but was arrested and returned to the United States for the trial. During much of the trial, Kahn remained in his jail cell, refusing to participate and claiming that the court had no jurisdiction. News reports indicated that Kahn "has no legal training but insists on representing himself and has made several missteps and peculiar motions. For example, he sought to be immediately freed because the indictment lists his name in all capital letters, and he claimed U.S. attorneys have no jurisdiction because Florida supposedly was never ceded to the federal government". These motions were denied.
On February 1, 2008, Kahn was found guilty on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the government and on the charge of making or aiding and abetting in the filing of a false claim. Wesley Snipes was found guilty on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file Federal income tax returns. Douglas P. Rosile was convicted on the conspiracy and false claim charges.
On April 24, 2008, Kahn was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Although already in prison, Kahn was indicted with four other persons on September 3, 2008, on charges of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. The indictment was handed down by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. The indictment charges that Kahn conspired to sell schemes based on deliberate misrepresentations of the legal basis of the U.S. tax system.
On May 26, 2010, Kahn was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit mail fraud as well as one count of mail fraud, in connection with the sale of worthless "bills of exchange" for the purpose of impeding the Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
and promoting other schemes to orchestrate tax fraud. Kahn was accused of manufactured over $1 billion in fictitious financial instruments purporting to be drawn on the U.S. Treasury. Others found guilty in the affair were Stephen C. Hunter, Danny True and Allan J. Tanguay. On August 30, 2010, Kahn was sentenced to twenty years in prison on these convictions.
Eddie Kahn is incarcerated at the La Tuna Federal Correctional Institution at Anthony, Texas
Anthony, Texas
Anthony is an incorporated town in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,850 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Anthony is located at ....
. As a result of his latest convictions, his scheduled release date was changed from July 18, 2015 to April 21, 2026. Douglas Rosile is incarcerated at the Federal Prison Camp at Pensacola, Florida. Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison, and on December 9, 2010, Wesley Snipes reported to the Federal Correctional Institution McKean near Lewis Run, Pennsylvania
Lewis Run, Pennsylvania
Lewis Run is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lewis Run is located at ....
. The Federal Bureau of Prisons shows a projected release date for Wesley Snipes of July 19, 2013.
External links
- The Snipes Trial, a website by commentator J.J. MacNab on the criminal tax trial of Wesley Snipes.
- Daniel B. Evans et al., "Eddie Kahn," from Tax Protester Dossiers: Gurus and Other Big Fish