Tax scofflaw Irwin Schiff is delusional, say his attorneys (and his psychiatrist), and fantasizes that he is the only person who can interpret the federal income tax law. Not so, says his friend and co-defendant Cindy Nuen, who told the New York Times (Feb. 7, 2004 page B3) that his lawyers have filed that "ridiculous" defense just because they won't argue that the United State income tax law is "meritless and fruitless."
Of course, the truly delusional are always the last to know. See, e.g. Avika Goldman, "A Beautiful Mind" (Ron Howard Film 2001). (More ... )
The case also involves a pending appeal of a District Court injunction entered in June against Schiff or his associates selling his latest book advocating filing "zero revenue" returns regardless of your income. #357: 06-16-03 COURT ENJOINS IRWIN SCHIFF AND TWO ASSOCIATES
The ACLU filed an amicus brief in the District Court, and issued a statement in May. "This matter is significant because it is an attempt to ban a book that primarily consists of a political diatribe attacking the government," said Allen Lichtenstein, General Counsel with the ACLU of Nevada and author of the ACLU brief. "Regardless of what one thinks about the author's theories, his right to espouse them must remain unhindered."
Some remarks on the legal theories of the case ( U.S. v. Schiff, No. CV-S-03-0281-LDG-RJJ (D. Nev.) from Law.com
The Times reports that the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral argument on Schiff's appeal on Tuesday, February 12.
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