RegulationPrimary source

Attorney Who Failed to File Tax Returns and Pay More Than $3.1 Million Owed Sentenced to Prison

MICHAEL SIMES, 51, of Newtown, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 10 months of imprisonment and one year of supervised release for offenses related to his failure to file tax returns and to pay more than $3.1 million in taxes, penalties, and interest owed.

What happened

MICHAEL SIMES, 51, of Newtown, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 10 months of imprisonment and one year of supervised release for offenses related to his failure to file tax returns and to pay more than $3.1 million in taxes, penalties, and interest owed.

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  1. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    Attorney Who Failed to File Tax Returns and Pay More Than $3.1 Million Owed Sentenced to Prison

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  • Attorney Who Failed to File Tax Returns and Pay More Than $3.1 Million Owed Sentenced to Prison Observed

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Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust97
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence100
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude62
Market relevance88
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency46
capital magnitude26
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.9235
Freshness factor0.7628
Breaking bonus0