Trump Pardons tax cheat after mother pays $1 million to attend dinner

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Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner​


By 2011, prosecutors said, Mr. Walczak had stopped paying employment taxes.
Between 2016 and 2019, they said, he withheld more than $10 million from the paychecks of the nurses, doctors and others who worked at his facilities under the pretext of using it for their Social Security, Medicare and federal income taxes. Instead, he used some of the money to buy a $2 million yacht and to pay for travel and purchases at high-end retailers, including Bergdorf Goodman and Cartier, prosecutors said.

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He was charged in February 2023 with 13 counts of tax crimes.
By the time he pleaded guilty to two of the counts and agreed to pay the restitution on Nov. 15, 2024, Mr. Trump had been elected for a second term in the White House.

Ms. Fago had raised millions of dollars for Mr. Trump’s campaigns and those of other Republicans, the application said. It also highlighted her connections to an effort to sabotage Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s 2020 campaign by publicizing the addiction diary of his daughter Ashley Biden — an episode that drew law enforcement scrutiny.

Still, weeks went by and no pardon was forthcoming, even as Mr. Trump issued clemency grants to hundreds of other allies.

Then, Ms. Fago was invited to a $1-million-per-person fund-raising dinner last month that promised face-to-face access to Mr. Trump at his private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla.

Less than three weeks after she attended the dinner, Mr. Trump signed a full and unconditional pardon.

 
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So... some rich somebody got a favor by donating large sums of money to their political campaign.

Gee... thanks for pointing out this oddity of politics. :sarcasm:
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OR, the open lawfare of the last administration was corrected by this administration. More to the story than what Ms. TDS posts.
 
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But did any of his employees get a tax refund for overpaying their taxes with the money withheld and never forwarded to the government? Why so long to catch when dozens of people were filing returns with a false W-2?
 
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somdwatch said:
OR, the open lawfare of the last administration was corrected by this administration. More to the story than what Ms. TDS posts.
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How is any of this "lawfare" and why would you defend any of this behavior?

Why do you love criminals?

Between 2016 and 2019, they said, he withheld more than $10 million from the paychecks of the nurses, doctors and others who worked at his facilities under the pretext of using it for their Social Security, Medicare and federal income taxes. Instead, he used some of the money to buy a $2 million yacht and to pay for travel and purchases at high-end retailers, including Bergdorf Goodman and Cartier, prosecutors said.
He was charged in February 2023 with 13 counts of tax crimes.
By the time he pleaded guilty to two of the counts and agreed to pay the restitution on Nov. 15, 2024,
 
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Must be on a roll. He pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley from the Chrisley Knows Best "reality" television show for fraud and tax evasion.
 
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Rightturn On Red

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Tech said:
But did any of his employees get a tax refund for overpaying their taxes with the money withheld and never forwarded to the government? Why so long to catch when dozens of people were filing returns with a false W-2?
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It's not the employees fault the employer did not remit withholding taxes. They are not fake W2's, the tax was withheld from their paychecks, it was the employer who committed fraud. There are stiff penalties for failure to remit trust fund withholding. The IRS goes after the employer when W2's do not match form 941 withholdings remitted.
 
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Rightturn On Red said:
It's not the employees fault the employer did not remit withholding taxes. They are not fake W2's, the tax was withheld from their paychecks, it was the employer who committed fraud. There are stiff penalties for failure to remit trust fund withholding. The IRS goes after the employer when W2's do not match form 941 withholdings remitted.
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You got that right, I would certainly hate to be in that fool's shoes!
 
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Rightturn On Red said:
It's not the employees fault the employer did not remit withholding taxes. They are not fake W2's, the tax was withheld from their paychecks, it was the employer who committed fraud. There are stiff penalties for failure to remit trust fund withholding. The IRS goes after the employer when W2's do not match form 941 withholdings remitted.
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I was going after the slow response from the government since everything is now electronic. Don't they check to see money was paid from the employer's numberer to the IRS? Why take ten years?
 
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I was going after the slow response from the government since everything is now electronic. Don't they check to see money was paid from the employer's numberer to the IRS? Why take ten years?
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It took 4 years from 2019 to the charges in 2023. That's not 10 years

Because of Republicans the IRS is historically understaffed which might be part of the reason.
 
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StmarysCity79 said:
It took 4 years from 2019 to the charges in 2023. That's not 10 years

Because of Republicans the IRS is historically understaffed which might be part of the reason.
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By 2011, prosecutors said, Mr. Walczak had stopped paying employment taxes.

Between 2016 and 2019, they said, he withheld more than $10 million from the paychecks of the nurses, doctors and others who worked at his facilities

Looks like 10 years from the sentence just prior in the article that you cut and pasted.

Guess checks and balances needs a little DOGE.
 
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I was going after the slow response from the government since everything is now electronic. Don't they check to see money was paid from the employer's numberer to the IRS? Why take ten years?
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More than likely the business in this case was incorporated. When auditing for failure to submit trust fund taxes withheld the IRS has to determine the amounts missing and who was the individual responsible for submitting the taxes.

The IRS can essentially assess a penalty against anyone who is considered responsible for the entrusted withholdings. This has been construed rather broadly and can apply to just about anyone who has the duty and power to direct the funds in some way. Individuals who may be considered responsible parties, and therefore subject to the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty, include:

  • Officers and employees of corporations and partnerships;
  • Sole proprietors;
  • Board of Trustees members; and
  • Certain third party agents.
As long as you have the (1) duty and (2) power to direct withholdings that have been entrusted to you or your organization, you will be considered to be a responsible party.

It can take considerable time to complete the audit. Not necessarily a shortage of man power. This case was probably a priority because of the large amount. There is no time limit to collect a tax when fraud is involved.
 
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