Legal Opinion
United States v. Rutherford
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2009No. 07-2312, 07-2313PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, C. J., joined by Cook, J.,
COLE, J. (pp. 199-200), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
BOGGS, Chief Judge.
Defendants Jon Rutherford and Judith Bugaiski were charged with numerous tax violations and conspiracy to defraud investigators from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The United States appeals the district court’s suppression of certain statements and documents obtained pursuant to an allegedly improper civil investigation. The IRS civil examiners who interviewed Rutherford and Bugaiski were required under an IRS manual to suspend their investigation when a “firm indication of fraud on the part of the…
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