Tax Crime Junkies

Today’s episode reveals the true crime tale of J. Douglass Jennings, a real life knock off version of Better Call Saul. This con artist television taxman of San Diego managed to completely fool the public as he betrayed his clients’ trust through embezzlement, professional negligence, tax fraud, and malpractice. He attracted potential clients through a faith based pitch while lying about and stron...

Today’s episode reveals the curious case of Larry Couchet, a once well-respected CPA in Ohio whose retirement was derailed by tax fraud. Larry was the president and majority shareholder of an accounting firm in Ohio and had a great reputation in his community. He was 59, nearing retirement, and all was well until he began helping his clients file false personal income tax returns. This went on fro...

Today’s episode unveils the moral failures of an accountant turned criminal. Paul Henri Harleman was a contract bookkeeper in Hawaii who used his personal relationships to defraud his clients out of over 1.2 million dollars over a four year period. Paul started off with a fantastic reputation as a guy well trusted by his clients. It all changed when he became greedy and decided to deceive his clie...

Today’s episode reveals the unbelievable tale of Martin Birk, a Colorado businessman who went from log home salesperson to tax protester, and ultimately was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Birk started off as an honest businessman, filing his taxes each year, and running a thriving log homes business. When he took a business class at a local college, he got the wrong idea from something said by o...

Today’s episode reveals that Julie and Todd Chrisley, a couple with a successful TV show, lived a lavish lifestyle using loans they took out illegally from banks. They defrauded banks by creating fake documents and claiming to have money in other banks. They spent about 36 million dollars on luxury trips, hotels, wear, and apartments. Whenever a loan was due, they would defraud another bank and us...

Join us today as we dive deep into the Ernst & Young case that is costing them 100m dollars! We unpack the court case and how CPAs at Ernst & Young were cheating on their exams for over a decade! We also introduce ourselves, our vision, and what we hope to accomplish through the launching of this podcast! Tune in now!   Talking Points: CPA Exams Ethics Cover-Ups Crimes Committed Advice on how to a...