Convictions For 1980 Through 1982 Tax Years
In October 1985 Schiff was convicted of tax evasion with respect to his personal income taxes for years 1980, 1981 and 1982, and willful failure to file a corporate tax return for Irwin A. Schiff, Inc. (a company for which he served as president), and that conviction was affirmed the following year. Schiff was released from the Federal prison system in June 1993. Despite having spent four years in the system, he continued his tax protest related activities.
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