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Date: 12-08-2020
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Case Number: 1:15-cr-00314
Judge: Robert M. Dow, Jr.
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Cook County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney�s Office, Chicago, Illinois
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Description: Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with income tax evasion criminal defense lawyer represent former Illinois attorney defendant, Edward R. Vrdolyak, age 82, with attempt to evade or defeat the payment of taxes and corruption.
Vrdolyak admitted in a plea agreement that he assisted another lawyer, co-defendant DANIEL P. SOSO, in evading federal income taxes owed by Soso. The income was derived from attorney fees received in connection with a $9.2 billion settlement between the State of Illinois and a number of tobacco companies in the 1990s. At the time of the settlement, Vrdolyak and Soso were licensed Illinois attorneys. The pair collected legal fees from the settlement pursuant to agreements with one of the attorneys that represented the State of Illinois. Pursuant to these agreements, Vrdolyak made payments to Soso between 2000 and 2005 of approximately $1,925,830, representing Soso�s agreed-upon share of the fees from the litigation.
In August 2005, the IRS served a notice of levy on Vrdolyak, which required the turnover of all salary, wages and other amounts owed to Soso. Over the next two years, Vrdolyak received approximately $262,854 due Soso, but he concealed receipt of these funds from the IRS, knowing such concealment would assist Soso in evading the payment of taxes and assessments. Vrdolyak admitted in the plea agreement that he later caused approximately $170,242 to be paid to Soso instead of remitting the funds to the IRS.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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