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Ex-Chicago lawyer gets 8 years in prison for record tax fraud NY judge called 'breathtaking'

by: LARRY NEUMEISTER , Associated Press

Updated: March 1, 2013 - 5:35 PM

NEW YORK - A former Chicago lawyer who participated in what authorities have called the largest tax fraud in history was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison by a judge who called the scheme to help wealthy clients escape millions of dollars in taxes "breathtaking in its scope and the damage it caused the nation."

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Ex-Chicago lawyer gets 8 years in prison for record tax fraud NY judge called 'breathtaking'

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