Legal Opinion
United States v. John E. Crooks, United States of America v. Joseph R. Laird, Jr., United States of America v. John E. Crooks and Joseph R. Laird
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1986No. 84-5165, 84-5166, 84-5174 and 84-5182PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Joseph R. Laird, Jr., appeals his conviction by a jury of conspiracy to defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. § 371) and of aiding in the filing of false tax returns and of filing false tax returns (26 U.S.C. § 7206(1), (2)). John E. Crooks appeals his conviction by a jury of conspiracy to defraud the United States. We affirm.
FACTS:
Laird was president of Cal Am Corporation (Cal Am), a tax shelter promoter in Encino, California. Crooks, a former law partner of Laird, was attorney for Cal Am. Cal Am sold tax shelter investments purporting to entitle investors to writeoffs on…
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