Jail Sentence For Under-reporting Income

[TruthBTold]

Sorry if this has been reported about before. I searched but could not find anything. At any rate, a Florida escort pleaded guilty to charges of failing to report all his income for the years 2015-18. He accept responsibility for his actions and agreed to work with federal authorities in an ongoing investigation into the Florida escort industry. He was sentenced to 21 months in prison and agreed to repay the IRS what he had failed to pay.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fort-lauderdale-male-escort-sentenced-230921847.html

 

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[+ Lucky]

So many much more serious crimes get no jail time. This guy needs a better lawyer. He must have really screwed someone over in the IRS!

He is 46, yet made so much money that he evaded hundreds of thousands in taxes over 4 years.

"Jami Kopacz, 46, admitted that he filed a false tax return in 2018, but he was ordered to pay $278,325 in back taxes to the IRS on the unreported income from his escort business over four years."

He reported his 2018 income as $356,170.

[TruthBTold]

It appears that (at the very least) he also earned some earnings by gambling.

 

https://www.seminolehardrockpokeropen.com/event-1-jami-kopacz-eliminated-14th-place-9848/

 

[+ bashful]

Must have been 30 years ago, I was sitting on a plane chatting with the guy next to me, who after a few pops became very chatty. He claimed to be a tax attorney.

 

He said never, ever, hide, understate, or otherwise lie about your income, ever. He said that’s how Capone landed in jail. Deductions, he said, are another story, as they’re open to interpretation.

 

(I’m a non-attorney poster, and in no way is this a legal opinion, explicit, nor implied.)

[+ VictorPowers]

Must have been 30 years ago, I was sitting on a plane chatting with the guy next to me, who after a few pops became very chatty. He claimed to be a tax attorney.

 

He said never, ever, hide, understate, or otherwise lie about your income, ever. He said that’s how Capone landed in jail. Deductions, he said, are another story, as they’re open to interpretation.

 

(I’m a non-attorney poster, and in no way is this a legal opinion, explicit, nor implied.)

Dear Uncle Sam has sure taken his (Big) share. I enjoy benefits from my paid taxes, so I’ll pay my fair share. Yes I pay a mortgage so only an idiot would understate or report zero. It’s truly a game of risk if you’re wanting to play chicken with the IRS. I recall the Capone case all the time. Ironically enough I’m visiting Vegas soon and will go to the Mob Museum. I’m sure they’ll have a ton involving Capone.

[Guest]

Must have been 30 years ago, I was sitting on a plane chatting with the guy next to me, who after a few pops became very chatty. He claimed to be a tax attorney.

 

He said never, ever, hide, understate, or otherwise lie about your income, ever. He said that’s how Capone landed in jail. Deductions, he said, are another story, as they’re open to interpretation.

 

(I’m a non-attorney poster, and in no way is this a legal opinion, explicit, nor implied.)

If I recall, Capone was convicted because he publicly claimed to have made millions but paid no taxes and the prosecutors convicted him on his own statements and evidence in lavish spending. of course, today there is Venmo and other electronic platforms to provide the evidence but conspicuous spending and cash reporting will still get you too

 

I have bent over backwards to always keep records on taxable income...it’s not worth it to lie. Death and taxes....the only certainties in life.

Edited March 7, 2021 by BnaC

[BaronArtz]

He looks really good for being 46 ... Too bad he is locked up.

[+ nycman]

I’ve seen personal trainers led out of the gym in chains by the IRS.

 

It happens.

 

Report at least more than 1/2 of your income boys, and keep good records to support writing off the other 1/2.

 

They don’t care how you earn your money. They care that you pay taxes on it.

 

As my accountant says, “the bears make money, the bulls make money.....and the pigs get slaughtered”.

[dcman]

So, anyone recognize this guy? Was he on RM or was he a straight escort for women?

[Luv2play]

Dear Uncle Sam has sure taken his (Big) share. I enjoy benefits from my paid taxes, so I’ll pay my fair share. Yes I pay a mortgage so only an idiot would understate or report zero. It’s truly a game of risk if you’re wanting to play chicken with the IRS. I recall the Capone case all the time. Ironically enough I’m visiting Vegas soon and will go to the Mob Museum. I’m sure they’ll have a ton involving Capone.

I didn't realize they had a Mob Museum in Vegas. That must be like the Vatican having their own museum. LOL

[Luv2play]

So, anyone recognize this guy? Was he on RM or was he a straight escort for women?

I imagine this is going to send a shiver through the collective backs of the escort crowd in Ft. Lauderdale and even Miami. Even many NYC based escorts go there in the winter months.

 

However it seems this escort in particular was running more than a personal services business on his own. The report in the newspaper said he was operating a training business under a corporate shell but that the taxes went back to him personally. It might have been his bricks and mortar business that attracted the attention in the first place.

 

Still it's never good when an entire business sector is put under the spotlight by the tax authorities.

[orville]

"Kopacz, described as a “paid escort” by authorities, was the manager and sole shareholder of JK Training LLC, which was located at 901 NE 3rd St. in Fort Lauderdale. Both he and his business received cash, checks and wire transfers from clients, according to a factual statement filed with his plea agreement. Kopacz’s company also received payments from a private business for whom he worked as an independent contractor and escort."

 

I think they targeted him because he was incorporated and moving big amounts of money.

As pointed by @TruthBTold it sounds like there is more to this story than what is told in the news.

I don't think that a "regular" escort making less than 6 figures a year would be exposed.

But again I know so little about the American system and the IRS.

 

I liked these 2 comments on a news site that, while assumptions, wouldn't surprise me at all if they were true.

- That's a lot of "escorting".

- They make more selling meth to John’s than they do off the flesh trade.

Edited March 7, 2021 by orville

[Luv2play]

He looks really good for being 46 ... Too bad he is locked up.

Lucky cell mates. if they swing that way.

[Luv2play]

I'm pretty sure the Vatican does - they sell Stone Temple Pilots music in their gift shop.

The great thing about the Vatican Museum is that it is full of pagan art from the Greek and Roman periods of antiquity. Lots of beautiful naked bodies.

 

As Joni Mitchell sang, "They cut down all the trees and put them in a museum".

[orville]

Lucky cell mates. if they swing that way.

Another reader's comment on that news site:

- He may get lucky a few times in prison too. Just won’t be paid for the attention.

?

[BaronArtz]

Another reader's comment on that news site:

- He may get lucky a few times in prison too. Just won’t be paid for the attention.

?

 

He won't be paid in cash. There are other forms of payment, however. Or he could just become somebody's bitch, and get passed around a few times.

[Luv2play]

He won't be paid in cash. There are other forms of payment, however. Or he could just become somebody's bitch, and get passed around a few times.

To me he looks like the kinda guy that would occupy the top bunk, in more ways than one.

[orville]

To me he looks like the kinda guy that would occupy the top bunk, in more ways than one.

I don't think that would be up to him to decide though.

[+ ArVaGuy]

There’s way more here than being reported.

[Luv2play]

There’s way more here than being reported.

What makes you say that?

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

What makes you say that?

 

Because the IRS doesn't go after people in this way for just standard underreporting: They give taxpayers MULTIPLE chances to clean things up, even though it usually involves penalties and long-term repayment programs.

 

I bet this guy ignored every letter he got. He probably also actively moved money from accounts he knew would be compromised to new or foreign accounts. That will piss the IRS off very, very quickly.

 

Like others here have said, they don't care how you make it, they just want their piece. It's really pretty simple.

[MrMattBig]

Whatever the various details might be, if he didn't report income for '15 '16 '17, and then reported over $300,000 for 2018 I'm sure that got the IRS attention as well.

[orville]

Whatever the various details might be, if he didn't report income for '15 '16 '17, and then reported over $300,000 for 2018 I'm sure that got the IRS attention as well.

Plot twist:

He pissed off his accountant,

or someone connected to his tax declaration process.

Then $300K+ were suddenly reported to the IRS.

 

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[Deadlift1]

That seems like a lot of jail time for a first offender. He's going to club fed. He will probably be a personal trainer for some hedge fund/wall street guys doing time.

[+ tassojunior]

Not how this works.

 

He became a target because of something but I doubt it was under-reporting escort fees. Once you become a target because of any crime the feds will investigate all crimes you may have been involved in also, and almost always include taxes because of easier evidentiary rules. The more charges, the more leverage to get a bigger plea bargain, which is what it's all about.