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October 4, 2005

Schiff Criminal Tax Trial Fireworks Continue

Government's Case Sputtering

Schiff Facing Jail For Contempt


The criminal tax trial of Irwin Schiff entered its fourth week Monday with a cantankerous Schiff apparently making significant headway in repelling the government's prosecution witnesses who have testified thus far.

Schiff and his former co-workers, Cindy Neun and Larry Cohen, are defending against a plethora of criminal charges in Las Vegas stemming from consulting activities related to Schiff's best-selling book, "The Federal Mafia: How the Government Illegally Imposes and Unlawfully Collects Income Taxes".

The book, which contains a detailed analysis of the Internal Revenue Code and relevant Supreme Court decisions, was banned last year by a federal judge.

In the Federal Mafia, Schiff details how anyone can file a legitimate income tax return, claiming their income as "zero" because the Supreme Court has repeatedly, and consistently, defined the legal term "income" as meaning a "corporate profit or gain".


Schiff, who is arguably the leading expert and most troublesome public opponent of the 54,000 page Internal Revenue Code, has articulated in his speeches, written works and court filings that with regard to income taxes, the IRS has no legal jurisdiction over ordinary Americans and that there is no law actually imposing income taxes upon any individual. During the trial so far, no witness for the government has been able to cite the law actually imposing the liability for the tax.

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