Legal Opinion
United States v. Bowden
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 17, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-0525Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 25-00525 (AHA) v. PATRICIA L. BOWDEN, Defendant. Memorandum Opinion The United States brought this action against Patricia L. Bowden alleging that she willfully failed to report foreign bank accounts to the Internal Revenue Service. The amended complaint alleges Bowden, a U.S. citizen, had three Australian bank accounts that together held more than $10,000 in 2016 and 2017 but she did not file the required tax document for each account. ECF No. 5 ¶¶ 22–23, 33–34. After filing proof…
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