Judge Cuts 13 Wire Fraud Counts From $1B Tax Shelter Case

By Kat Lucero ( May 7, 2026, 3:08 PM EDT) -- A Texas federal judge dismissed 13 wire fraud charges against four men accused of running a $1 billion tax shelter scheme, ruling prosecutors improperly relied on a statute with a lower intent standard than the applicable tax fraud law....

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