Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 16, 2011No. 09-2581PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
Richard J. Thomas appeals from his sentence on one count of tax evasion in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201. We hold that the district court correctly calculated the applicable sentencing range and did not abuse its discretion in imposing an obligation to file all unfiled tax returns and pay all outstanding tax arrears as a condition of supervised release. Accordingly, we affirm.
I. Background
In 1995, Thomas, a well-to-do chiropractor, simply stopped paying his taxes. Apparently convinced that he was under no obligation to do so — for a variety of frivolous reasons —…
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