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To: scion who wrote (4448)	2/2/2010 2:23:27 PM
From: scion	Respond to of 4624

02/01/2010 82 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Janet F. King: Pretrial Conference as to Rufus Paul Harris (1). Defendant's 66 Motion for (404b) Information of Defendant or any Co-Defendant Regarding Evidence of Independent and Separate Offenses, Wrongs or Acts GRANTED in accordance with the pretrial order. Defendant's 67 Motion for Bill of Particulars DENIED. Defendant's 68 Motion to Suppress Testimony from Deposition and 69 Motion to Dismiss Counts 1s,2s,8s for Duplicity both TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. Government's brief re the motion to suppress due 2/23/2010 with defense response due 3/16/2010; briefing schedule to be set re the motion to dismiss. Defendant's 80 Motion to Adopt Defendant Stanley's Motions GRANTED; the motions as to Bill of Particulars and Access to Cooperating Witnesses DENIED once adopted. Defendant's 81 Motion to Adopt Defendant Horton's Motion for Bill of Particulars GRANTED; the motion as to the bill of particulars DENIED once adopted. (Tape #FTR) (alc) (Entered: 02/02/2010) Doc 82 PDF file viewer.zoho.com 02/01/2010 83 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Janet F. King: Pretrial Conference as to Benjamin Stanley (2). Defendant's 70 Motion to Provide Access to Cooperating Government Witnesses and 79 Motion for Bill of Particulars both DENIED. Defendant's 77 Motion to Adopt Co-Defendant Rufus Paul Harris' Motion for Bill of Particulars GRANTED; the motion as to bill of particulars DENIED once adopted. Defendant's 78 Motion to Adopt Co-Defendant Rufus Paul Harris' Motion to Dismiss Indictment on Grounds of Duplicity GRANTED. Defendant Allowed until 2/3/2010 to file Motion to AdoptCo-Defendant's Motion to Suppress Statements. (Tape #FTR) (alc) (Entered: 02/02/2010) Doc 83 PDF file viewer.zoho.com 02/01/2010 84 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Janet F. King: Pretrial Conference as to Darryl Horton (3). Defendant's 55 Motion to Allow Participation in Voir Dire DEFERRED to the trial court. Defendant's 72 Motion for Bill of Particulars DENIED. Defendant's 73 Motion to Adopt Defendant Rufus Paul Harris's Motion for Bill of Particulars GRANTED; the motion as to the bill of particulars DENIED once adopted. Defendant's 74 Motion to Suppress Statements TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT; Government brief due 2/23/2010 with defense response due 3/16/2010. Defendant's 75 Motion to Sever Defendant TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT; Defendant has until 2/23/2010 to perfect. Defendant's 76 Motion to Adopt Defendant Harris' Motion to Dismiss Counts 1s,2s,8s for Duplicity GRANTED. (Tape #FTR) (alc) (Entered: 02/02/2010) Doc 84 PDF file viewer.zoho.com

To: scion who wrote (4448)	2/15/2010 8:52:15 AM
From: scion	Respond to of 4624

CSHD defendant Daryl Horton - Okemos tax return preparer indicted Man charged on 45 counts of filing false, fraudulent returns Barbara Wieland • bwieland@lsj.com • February 13, 2010 • From Lansing State Journal lansingstatejournal.com GRAND RAPIDS - A 49-year-old Okemos tax preparer has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 45 counts of filing false and fraudulent federal income tax returns, a prosecutor said Friday. If convicted, Darryl Stanley Horton faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a fine of $250,000 on each count. While his clients were not named in the indictment, they could face audits of their tax returns. In a statement, U.S. Attorney Donald Davis estimated the loss to the Internal Revenue Service at nearly $400,000 from 2004-07. A telephone number listed for Horton has been disconnected and the U.S. Attorney's office in Grand Rapids didn't return calls seeking comment. However, the 65-page indictment lists several cases of alleged fraud. Horton used several schemes to get fatter refund checks for 17 individuals or couples, including himself, the court document said. In some cases, the government alleges, Horton claimed business losses on enterprises that didn't exist. In one example, an individual's tax return claimed that he operated a ministry that lost $53,377 in 2007. However, the indictment said the ministry didn't operate at all that year. Horton also allegedly claimed education credits, earned income credits and deductions for people who hadn't earned them. Horton's own tax returns are among the list of fraudulent returns. Horton also faces federal charges in Atlanta. He and others are alleged to have defrauded investors in the publicly traded Conversion Solutions Holdings Corp. The federal government convicted 115 abusive tax preparers in 2009, handing out an average sentence of 24 months in prisons, halfway houses or home detention. No criminal charges have been filed against the taxpayers involved. But that doesn't mean the people who turned in the fraudulent claims are off the hook, said Stephen Moore, spokesman for the IRS's criminal investigation division in Detroit. "In general, the lesson here is that if you sign a return, you are ultimately responsible for that return," Moore said. "The returns in question are probably going to be audited, and any money owed will have to be paid back by the taxpayer." Certified public accountant Bob Miller, a principal at the Maner Costerisan firm in Lansing, said people should carefully choose a tax preparer. "If what they're offering seems too good to be true, it probably is," he said. "In the end, if you understated your taxes, you're going to have to pay that back." lansingstatejournal.com

To: scion who wrote (4448)	3/9/2010 1:59:25 PM
From: scion	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4624

Pacer update 03 Mar 10 CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:09-cr-00406-UNA USA v Harris et al Date Filed # Docket Text 03/03/2010 90 RESPONSE in Opposition re 88 MOTION to Dismiss Counts on Grounds of Duplicity as to Benjamin Stanley filed by USA. (Anand, Justin) (Entered: 03/03/2010) Defendant (1)Rufus Paul Harris Defendant (2)Benjamin Stanley Defendant (3)Darryl Horton ecf.gand.uscourts.gov Doc 90 Extract GOVERNMENT'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT STANLEY’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS FOR DUPLICITY (Doc. 88) The United States of America, by and through its counsel, Sally Quillian Yates, Acting United States Attorney, Northern District of Georgia, and Justin S. Anand, Assistant United States Attorney, hereby submits this Opposition to Defendant Stanley’s Motion to Dismiss for Duplicity, as follows: Subsequent to the pretrial conference, Defendant Stanley moved to and was permitted to adopt Defendant Harris’s motion to dismiss for duplicity (Doc. 69). The United States responded in opposition to Defendant Harris’s motion to dismiss on February 23, 2010 (Doc. 87). The United States neglected to clarify that this response was also in response to Defendant Stanley’s motion (Doc. 88). Indeed, Defendant Stanley raises no arguments separately from Defendant Harris’s motion. Thus, by definition, Defendant Stanley’s motion fails for the same reasons as Defendant Harris’s. Therefore, pursuant to the Court’s scheduling order, the United States submits this memorandum, which refers to and incorporates the United States’s prior response (Doc. 87), in opposition to Defendant Stanley’s adopted motion to dismiss. Respectfully submitted, SALLY QUILLIAN YATES ACTING UNITED STATES ATTORNEY /S/ Justin Anand JUSTIN S. ANAND ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 600 U.S. Courthouse 75 Spring St., S.W. Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 581-6322 (404) 581-6181 (Fax) Georgia Bar No. 016116