United States v. Paul

Dr. Francis F. Paul was named in a 47-count indictment issued in March 2000: Count 1 charged Dr. Paul with attempting to evade and defeat the payment of assessed personal income taxes for calendar years 1987 through 1991; Count 2 charged Dr. Paul with violating 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1) by subscribing his signature and knowingly submitting a false Offer-in-Compromise (and its accompanying schedules and attachments) to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Count 3 charged Dr. Paul with signing and submitting a false 1993 individual income tax return, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1); Count 4…