[Not surprisingly there appears to be no major U.S. media coverage]
The New York Times carried a detailed article about the case on August 12, 2003. There are many more articles in major sources like it.
IRS vs. KUGLIN By Carl F. Worden
Forget the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and our excellent adventure in Liberia. Forget about Kobe, Arnold, Arriana, Scott and Laci. The biggest news of the entire week is that on August 8, 2003, the IRS was unable to convince a jury in Memphis, Tennessee that the Federal Tax Code requires the citizens to pay individual income taxes. I kid you not...
As I understand it, the jury found that Kuglin was not criminally liable for tax evasion because the IRS ignored her letters asking what law required her to pay her taxes. In the absence of any response, the jury found that she had acted reasonably and in good faith. She was not a tax evader beyond a reasonable doubt.
She may still be found civilly liable when the IRS sues her for the money. If I'm not mistaken, that requires only a preponderance of the evidence.
-- Rob Carlson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://vees.net/
