In re Taylor

Respondent was admitted to the practice of law by this court on March 12, 1952. In 1965 an indictment was returned in the United States District Court charging in four counts that in the years of 1960 to 1963, inclusive, respondent had willfully and knowingly attempted to evade and defeat Federal income taxes due and owing by filing false and fraudulent tax returns. In summary it was alleged that for the years 1959 to 1962, inclusive, he had stated his taxable income to be a total of $31,446.20 and the tax due thereon a total of $6,881.32, whereas, as he well knew, his taxable income was a…