Duo Decade of Nulla: A Sad Event for the Country’s Criminal Tax Enforcement System

Memories of living in the shire 20 years ago as the daughters used to swim at the Sutherland pool and boxing with Ian Thorpe … who is even taller than I am …

Cronulla riots 20 years on: have attitudes changed since that hot December day when racial tensions exploded?

Some say Australia still has not tackled racism, and fear social media is a more powerful tool than text messages and talkback radio that stirred up rioters in 2005

 "All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.

India arrests nine in tech support call center targeting Australia

Report Shows How Recycling Is Largely a ‘Toxic Lie’ Pushed by Plastics Industry

More confirmation that recycling is no solution to relentlessly rising plastics use and health damage.

Welcome to the jungle: Raids, arrests, and a crisis of EU credibility Euractiv

Trump invites America’s wealthiest to fund his presidency Axios. Not news per se but good to have some tallies

 

 Chinese and Japanese Boats Have Standoff Near Disputed Islands as Tensions Increase

 Whistleblower accuses Foreign Office of ‘censoring’ warning of Sudan genocide The Guardian

 

Hope on the Horizon: Farmers Anticipate ‘Bridge Payment’ Announcement AgWeb

Interest in DOJ Tax Reunion/Wake for DOJ Tax Alumni 

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I am trying to assess interest among DOJ Tax Alumni for a Reunion/Wake for the Tax Division. Since some DOJ Tax Alumni read this blog, I off...

  

WSJ Article Reporting Possible Political Changes to IRS CI 

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Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal has an article about the Trump Administration’s alleged plan to weaponize IRS Criminal Investigation (“CI”)....

 

A Sad Event for the Country’s Criminal Tax Enforcement System 

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I today write on what to me is a very sad story for our country. Roger Ver, a crypto mogul and tax evader (by his admission in the story I t...

10th Circuit Reverses on Defraud/Klein conspiracy instruction and Advice of Counsel Instruction, with Reminder on Limitations of Pattern Jury Instructions 

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See discussion added at end on 9/5/25 @ 11:30 am. In United States v. Kearney , ___ F.4th ___ (10th Cir. 9/2/25), CA10 here and GS here [to..