Legal Opinion
Tmg II v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 1991No. Civ. A. 85-2469-LFOPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
From 1979 to 1983, through a series of limited partnerships that included plaintiffs’ TMG Associates and TMG II (the “Partnerships”), Edward Markowitz “created and marketed more than $445 million in false and fraudulent federal income tax deductions through sham, non-existent and pre-arranged transactions in United States Government securities and precious metals forward contracts.” 1 Eventually, the Government uncovered the scheme and prosecuted Markowitz as well as several of his associates for filing and conspiring to file fraudulent tax returns. 2
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