Beyond 'Marinello': Other Newly Relevant Obstacles to Criminal Tax Obstruction Cases

May 17, 2018  |  New York Law Journal

While the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Marinello v. United States may rightly be viewed as a bulwark against prosecutorial overreaching in tax cases, in his recent decision in United States v. Doyle, Judge Andrew Carter of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York addressed evidentiary issues arising out of the government’s pursuit of tax obstruction charges in light of Marinello. In this article, we discuss how Judge Carter’s decision in Doyle not only shines an interesting light on post-Marinello litigation under section 7212(a), but also presents a cautionary tale to lawyers who make factual representations on behalf of their clients.

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