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George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin has been indicted for tax fraud. What seems like an almost comical piling on actually has a really interesting moral.
Since this is paywalled I will give a synopsis
First, the situation:
“Both Mr. Chauvin, 44 years old, and his wife, Kellie May Chauvin, 45, each face nine felony charges, which each carry a maximum of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Washington County Attorney’s office.
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The pair are accused of underreporting their taxes by a total of $464,433 between 2014 and 2019, according to the complaint. They owe a total of $37,868 in back taxes and penalties.”
Then, the kicker. A jailhouse phone call with the wife, talking about Chauvin’s dad, who did their taxes years ago but stopped in 2015:
“After Mr. Chauvin was jailed in the Floyd case, the couple had a phone call that was recorded and reviewed by investigators. A day after officials had executed a search warrant, Ms. Chauvin said their taxes after 2016 were being investigated.
In the call, Mr. Chauvin suggested his wife use the accountant “who we have used to handle for many years,” according to the complaint.
Ms. Chauvin responded, “Yeah, well, we don’t want to get your dad involved because he will just be mad at me, I mean us, for not doing them for years.”“
Why this matters: This man was a cop. If a police office wants to uphold high integrity, I would argue there are a few, really easy checks that can give a clue. Credit checks, periodic background checks, and YES, checking whether the police officer has filed tax returns for the past four years.
I am not saying that These sorts of things would have pointed out that Chauvin was a potential killer, I AM saying that police officers who show a propensity for flouting BIG rules ought not be police officers. Chauvin’s poor judgment was there for anyone with proper access to find it. He should have been fired years ago.
Thoughts?
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[quote quote=1519]Hmmm, if the same standard was applied universally, you must annually file a tax return, would there be anyone left in Portland for the peaceful protests?[/quote]
Well, to be fair, you don’t “HAVE” to file a tax return if you have no income. So there’s that.
I doubt you meant this, but I would say that an officer not filing tax returns is a really, really, big red flag that that officer is willing to exercise discretion around a lot of other rules.
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