最高法院顶级律师Thomas Goldstein被判定犯有逃税和欺诈5 000万多美元(未上报的扑克赢牌和虚假贷款索偿)罪。 Thomas Goldstein, a top Supreme Court lawyer, was convicted of tax evasion and fraud over $50M in unreported poker winnings and false loan claims.

最高法院著名诉讼人兼SCOTUSblog的创始人Thomas Goldstein因多项联邦指控被定罪,包括逃税、协助假报税和在贷款申请上作虚假陈述。 A prominent Supreme Court litigator and founder of SCOTUSblog, Thomas Goldstein, was convicted on multiple federal charges including tax evasion, aiding false tax returns, and making false statements on loan applications. 陪审团在马里兰州格林贝特(Greenbelt)审判后判定他有罪, 超过未报告的扑克赢牌总额约5 000万美元, 包括在亚洲赚来的2 200万美元, The jury found him guilty after a trial in Greenbelt, Maryland, over unreported poker winnings totaling approximately $50 million, including $22 million earned in Asia, and a $15 million undisclosed gambling debt on a mortgage application. 检察官说,他把律师事务所的资金转用于支付债务和作为商业开支谎报损失。 Prosecutors said he diverted law firm funds to cover debts and falsely claimed losses as business expenses. Goldstein向最高法院提出40多起案件,是Al Gore2000年选举法律团队的成员,他否认错失行为,声称他指示工作人员提交正确的报告,只犯了诚实的错误。 Goldstein, who argued over 40 cases before the Supreme Court and was part of Al Gore’s 2000 election legal team, denied wrongdoing, claiming he instructed staff to file correct returns and made only honest errors. 当一名赌徒向国税局报告欠债时,就引发了这一案件。 The case was triggered when a fellow gambler reported a debt to the IRS. 判决待决。 Sentencing is pending.