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Reclusive tech billionaire accused of hiding $US2b in income – Sydney Morning Herald
Robert Brockman, 79, was charged with using a web of Caribbean entities to hide $US2 billion in income in what prosecutors called the largest US tax case ever a…
“The allegation of a $US2 billion tax fraud is the largest-ever tax charge against an individual in the United States,” David Anderson, the US attorney in San Francisco, said at a news conference.
The indictment charges Brockman with crimes including money laundering, evidence tampering and destruction of evidence. He’s also charged with wire fraud for using intermediaries to manipulate debt securities at his company. Brockman used code names and encrypted emails to secretly manage the trusts, …
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