The guy got a President Trump pardon….
Now the Feds are going after him for back taxes….
The Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit on Friday against Roger Stone, the longtime GOP political operative and ally to former President Trump, accusing him of owing the government about $2 million in unpaid federal income taxes.
The lawsuit comes nearly four months after Trump pardoned Stone following his conviction on charges of lying to Congress and witness tampering.
In a federal district court in Florida, the Justice Department alleged Friday that Stone and his wife Nydia used a limited liability corporation called Drake Ventures to “receive payments that are payable to Roger Stone personally, pay their personal expenses, shield their assets, and avoid reporting taxable income to the IRS.”…
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A federal jury convicted Stone in 2019 on seven counts that were brought by prosecutors with the former special counsel Robert Mueller. Stone was later sentenced to more than three years in prison.
Trump commuted the longtime GOP operative’s sentence last July, just days before Stone was set to report to prison. Trump granted him a full pardon in December….
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Jon Schaffer,a Trump Republican Terrorist,has become the first defendant to plead Guilty to charges arising from the Trump inspired insurrection at the US Capitol.
A lifetime member of the Right Wing Terrorist group”Oath Keepers,”Schaffer has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors and is being considered for the federal witness protection program,indicating that prosecutors regard his information as extremely valuable.
Trump remains the leading candidate for the Republican nomination in 2024.