Posts Tagged ‘JoeKristan’

Straight From the Pages of a Cheap Novel

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Take one man, his wife, and his mistress, throw in a 30,000 square foot mansion, add a dose of federal charges (bank and wire fraud, tax conspiracy, money laundering, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice) and you get the latest novel from author—actually, you get the trial of Thomas Parenteau in Columbus, Ohio. The Department of Justice has obtained guilty pleas from 11 other individuals in this case; however, Mr. Parenteau is defending himself.

So far we’ve found out that the mistress, Pamela McCarty, is the mother of Mr. Parenteau’s two daughters; that all three lived in the same mansion; phony jobs and phony paychecks; allegations of $18 million in fraudulent loans…and the trial should last a couple more weeks.

Joe Kristan has more.

Bad Medicine

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Taxes are always tough to stomach. A group of doctors in North Platte, Nebraska thought they found the perfect solution: A California CPA’s phony Nevada Corporations to shield taxes. This was definitely a case where the prescription was worse than the illness. Joe Kristan has more.

Not All Publicity Is Good Publicity

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

There’s an old saying, “All publicity is good publicity.” Sometimes, though, it’s not. Especially if you’re a Bozo.

Take Scott Mitchell, the owner of Central Iowa Amusements. Mr. Mitchell’s company got some good words in the Des Moines Register; his company had $464,676 of revenues from touch screen lottery terminals in Iowa. Unfortunately, Mr. Mitchell neglected to tell his accountant about that income. Even more unfortunately for Mr. Mitchell, the IRS does read the newspaper. Mr. Mitchell is likely heading to ClubFed after being found guilty of tax evasion.

Joe Kristan has more.