Chinanews.com, October 16th, according to the US Chinese website, on the 15th, US federal prosecutors sued Texas billionaire Robert Brockman (Robert Brockman), accusing him of tax evasion in the past 20 years, the amount of up to 2 billion US dollars.
According to US media, this is the largest tax evasion accusation against individuals in the history of the United States.
According to reports, Brockman, 79, is the CEO of Reynolds and Reynolds Co. in Ohio and was charged in San Francisco.
The prosecutor said that in the past 20 years, he evaded US$2 billion in taxes through various means, including false declarations, setting up secret accounts around the world to hide funds, and money laundering.
According to the report, Brockman was charged with 39 crimes, including money laundering, wire fraud, tax evasion, etc.
When he passed the court on the 15th, the judge ruled that Brockman could be released on bail with a bail of $1 million.
It is estimated that Brockman's net worth is approximately $1 billion.
In addition, there is also a billionaire Smith who jointly evaded taxes with Brockman.
However, the latter agreed to cooperate with the prosecutor to testify against Brockman in exchange for exemption from prosecution. Smith also agreed to pay back $139 million in taxes.
However, Smith will also face a four-year criminal tax investigation related to the Brockman case.