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Daily Report: Money and Politics

LA region less likely to prosecute IRS cases

April 16, 2012, 12:05 AM
The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles is less likely to prosecute criminal cases referred by the Internal Revenue Service than its counterparts in the rest of the state, according to a California Watch analysis of five years of data. The Eastern District, which... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

State's tax amnesty program raises $350M

November 29, 2011, 12:05 AM
The state Franchise Tax Board's latest tax amnesty program brought in $350 million from those who had underreported their income through tax shelters and offshore accounts. More than 1,000 taxpayers confessed to underpaid taxes in exchange for the state's offer to waive penalties and... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

State's white collar convicts get lighter sentences

March 21, 2011, 12:05 AM
White collar criminals convicted in California’s federal courts were less likely to serve prison time than their counterparts nationally the past three fiscal years. And convicts also often received less time in a cell when judges did order incarceration, according IRS criminal... + read more
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