Legal Opinion
United States v. H. Ty Warner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 10, 2015No. 14-1330PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant H. Ty Warner, the billionaire creator of Beanie Babies, evaded $5.6 million in U.S. taxes by hiding assets in a Swiss bank account. He pled guilty to one count of tax evasion, made full restitution, and paid a $53.6 million civil penalty. The Sentencing Guidelines provided a recommended 46- to 57-month term of imprisonment, but the district judge gave Warner a more lenient sentence: two years’ probation with community service, plus a $100,000 fíne and costs. The government claims his sentence is unreasonable because it does not include a term of incarceration.
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