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Billing Padded at the Firm
United States v. Hubbell (1994)
Charge: Mail fraud and tax evasion (client billing)Court: U.S. District Court, E.D. Ark., described in the U.S. Supreme Court's 2000 opinionState: ArkansasDocket: Lawyers in the Dock
The facts
A senior partner at a state law firm left private practice for a high federal legal post. Investigators working on an unrelated inquiry went back over how he had billed during his last years at the firm. They concluded that he had charged clients improperly across a four-year period and had not paid tax on what he took. He was charged with fraud in the use of the mails and with evading his own taxes.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: United States v. Hubbell (E.D. Ark. 1994)
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