United States v. Dorothy R. Garber

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Dorothy Clark Garber was indicted for willfully and knowingly attempting to evade a portion of her income tax liability for the years 1970, 1971, and 1972 by filing a false and fraudulent income tax return on behalf of herself and her husband. A jury found her innocent of the charges for 1970 and 1971 but convicted her under 26 U.S.C.A. § 7201 for knowingly misstating her income on her 1972 tax return. She was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment — all but 60 days of which was suspended— placed on probation for 21 months, and fined $5,000 exclusive of any civil tax…