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United States of America v. Schwarzbaum
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August 18, 2026
Floridian Waived Jury Right In $20M FBAR Case, Judge Says
A Florida federal judge upheld a nearly $20 million tax judgment against a dual U.S.-German citizen for undisclosed foreign bank account information, holding that he could not justify his delay in asserting his right to a jury trial.
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May 29, 2026
Expat Ordered Arrested For Skipping $20M FBAR Hearing
A Florida federal judge ordered the arrest of an expatriate U.S.-German citizen for failing to appear at a hearing to discuss civil sanctions over his failure to pay a nearly $20 million tax judgment for not disclosing foreign bank accounts.
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April 28, 2026
Floridian Waived Jury Rights In $20M FBAR Case, Gov't Says
The U.S. government urged a Florida federal court to uphold a nearly $20 million tax judgment against a dual U.S.-German citizen for undisclosed foreign bank account information, arguing he "slept on his rights" to a jury trial.
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April 07, 2026
Floridian Says Jury Was Required Before $20M FBAR Fine
A dual U.S.-German citizen urged a Florida federal court to reject a magistrate judge's recommendation to uphold a nearly $20 million tax judgment for undisclosed foreign bank account information, contending the judge failed to recognize a recent change in the law about access to jury trials.
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March 17, 2026
$20M FBAR Judgment Didn't Need Jury Trial, Judge Says
A Florida federal court should reject a U.S.-German citizen's effort to escape a nearly $20 million tax judgment for failing to report foreign bank account information, a magistrate judge suggested, rejecting the man's argument that he was wrongly deprived of a jury trial.
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March 04, 2026
Fla. Court Urged To Toss $19M Tax Fine Decided With No Jury
A U.S.-German citizen asked a Florida federal court to toss a nearly $19.6 million tax penalty assessed by the IRS for failing to report foreign bank account information, telling a judge on Wednesday that he wasn't able to take his case before a jury.
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February 09, 2026
$19M In Foreign Account Penalties Required Jury, Court Told
A U.S.-German citizen who failed to report his foreign accounts to the IRS told a Florida federal court that his $19 million punishment violates his right to a jury trial under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that curbed the use of in-house agency courts to hand down stiff penalties.
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September 05, 2025
Magistrate Judge Advises Arrest In $20M Swiss Account Case
A Florida federal magistrate judge recommended an order for the arrest of a dual U.S.-German citizen who has failed to pay about $19.6 million in penalties for undisclosed Swiss bank accounts, holding that imposing additional fines would be "an empty gesture."
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December 06, 2023
11th Circ. Questions Whether $18M FBAR Penalty Is Excessive
The Eleventh Circuit questioned Wednesday whether $18 million in tax penalties against a man who failed to report his foreign bank accounts may have breached the U.S. Constitution's bar on excessive fines, with one judge calling the issue the most serious in the case.
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June 09, 2023
Man Can't Halt Repatriation Of $18M During FBAR Appeal
A dual U.S.-German citizen fighting nearly $18 million in tax liabilities for hiding his foreign bank accounts cannot wait for his appeal to be decided before repatriating his assets to a U.S. bank account, a Florida federal judge ruled Friday.