Seventh-Inning Stretch · Off the Bench
Cash at the Autograph Table
United States v. Snider (1995)
Charge: Conspiracy to commit federal tax fraud over unreported cash from autograph signings and memorabilia salesCourt: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkDocket: Off the Bench
Is a retired star criminally responsible for years of autograph-show cash he never reported to the IRS?
The facts
In the 1980s and early 1990s, signing autographs at card shows became a big cash business for retired stars. A Hall of Fame center fielder from the 1950s took part for years. Federal investigators looking at the memorabilia industry found that, between 1984 and 1993, he had not reported about $97,400 in cash he was paid for signings and memorabilia sales. He had since paid around $30,000 in back taxes and still owed the IRS interest and penalties. Prosecutors in Brooklyn charged him with conspiring to commit tax fraud.
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. Snider, U.S. District Court, E.D.N.Y. (Brooklyn); guilty plea July 1995; sentenced Dec. 1995 (no reported opinion)
Read more at deseret.com. The source reveals the outcome.