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Re:John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approv... by pcbro141 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @05:51PM (#27610933)
My understanding was the IRS will give you a chance to pay back your taxes with penalties, and they only criminally charge people as a last resort. Is that not the case? Or perhaps only for people who aren't being egregious with their evasion.
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Re:John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approv... by freeone3000 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @06:10PM (#27611144)
Livestreaming your cryptocurrency-fueled presidential bid while living on a houseboat in international waters to evade arrest may qualify as "being egregious".
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Re:John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approv... by pcbro141 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @06:14PM (#27611210)
Right, I don't think they tend to imprison people who accidentally mess up their taxes or fail to report some income to save some money. I think it's typically the very egregious offenders who get jail time.
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Re:John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approv... by watsocd on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @07:43PM (#27612035)
Egregious with their evasion for lots of money and then running off to foreign lands to evade.

When the catch up to you, you are going away for a long time.

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