United States of America v. Estate of Richard T, Cole, Jr., Deceased et al

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Case Number:

2:22-cv-12916

Court:

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Robert J. White

  1. May 15, 2026

    Co-Founder Of Robocall Company Liable For $4.3M Tax Debt

    A Michigan federal judge on Friday granted the U.S. government's bid to hold the co-founder of a defunct telemarketing fundraiser personally liable for more than $4.3 million in unpaid payroll taxes, finding that he controlled the company's finances and willfully failed to pay the Internal Revenue Service. 

  2. January 23, 2025

    Robocall Schemer's Estate Agrees To Pay $4.3M In Payroll Tax

    Federal prosecutors and the estate of a telemarketing company owner asked a Michigan federal judge to approve a consent judgment ordering the estate to pay $4.3 million of the company's outstanding employment taxes.

  3. December 02, 2022

    Robocall Schemer's Estate Owes $4.3M In Taxes, US Says

    The wife of a deceased owner of a telemarketing company shuttered for a massive robocall scheme should pay $4.3 million of the company's outstanding employment taxes because she is the presumed executor of her husband's estate, the U.S. government told a Michigan federal court.