Lawyer Tom Goldstein, known for his work in Poker, now confronts fresh accusations following an expanded indictment.
In the ongoing tax fraud case against Tom Goldstein, new allegations have surfaced, expanding the scope of the charges against the lawyer. According to prosecutors, Goldstein is accused of hiding nearly $1 million of his and his wife's money from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), including funds related to high-stakes poker games.
The latest accusations also involve Goldstein attempting to dissuade a firm manager from cooperating with the IRS investigation. Prosecutors allege that he offered cryptocurrency and a $10,000 bonus as inducements to discourage the manager from cooperating. Furthermore, Goldstein is alleged to have withdrawn retirement funds to help purchase a multimillion-dollar home in Washington, D.C., all while attempting to evade IRS levies.
Despite these expanded allegations, Goldstein faces no new charges and has pleaded not guilty, continuing to contest the case. His attorneys, Jonathan Kravis, Stephanie Reaves, and Adeel Mohammadi, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Meanwhile, in unrelated news, Connor Richards, a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast, has been nominated for three Global Poker Awards for his writing.
Interestingly, a notice of a related case was uploaded on Aug. 8, but no documents or information about the related case were made available. Goldstein has accused prosecutors of intentionally misleading the court, and he has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and has filed several motions to dismiss the charges.
Notably, the year in the indictment regarding Goldstein helping a Hollywood actor recover poker winnings from a Texas billionaire has been revised from 2021 to 2020. Additionally, prosecutors allege that Goldstein provided information about a woman being listed as an employee of his law firm to dissuade the firm manager from cooperating with the IRS's investigation.
The case against Goldstein continues to unfold, with both sides presenting their arguments in court. Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.
[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/supreme-court-lawyer-tom-goldstein-charged-with-tax-fraud.html [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/18/supreme-court-lawyer-tom-goldstein-charged-tax-fraud/ [4] https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-lawyer-goldstein-charged-2022-05-18/
- The tax fraud case against Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein, which involves accusations of hiding funds from high-stakes poker games, has expanded with new allegations that Goldstein attempted to dissuade a firm manager from cooperating with the IRS investigation by offering cryptocurrency and a $10,000 bonus.
- In the casino-and-gambling sector, Connor Richards, a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews, has been nominated for three Global Poker Awards for his writing in the general-news category.
- As the casino-games-related case against Goldstein unfolds, it's worth noting that prosecutors allege that he provided information about a woman being listed as an employee of his law firm to dissuade the firm manager from cooperating with the IRS's investigation, a move that could potentially fall under crime-and-justice proceedings.
