USA v. Abramson

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Case Number:

1:18-cr-00681

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

Firms

  1. October 08, 2026

    7th Circ. Backs Ex-Chicago Atty's Tax Fraud Conviction

    The Seventh Circuit affirmed a man's two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for tax fraud, witness tampering and contempt Thursday, rejecting his argument that the government didn't present sufficient evidence to prove that he was guilty of filing false corporate and individual income tax returns.

  2. August 28, 2025

    Illinois Atty Gets 2½ Years For Tax Fraud, Scripting Testimony

    A former Chicago attorney who covered up $1 million in payments to his romantic interest and tried scripting his bookkeeper's initial trial testimony has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

  3. December 11, 2024

    Ill. Atty Convicted Of Tax Fraud, Scripting Witness Testimony

    An Illinois attorney has been convicted of tax fraud, witness tampering and contempt in a federal court retrial on charges that he filed false tax returns, alongside added charges that he tried to script an employee's testimony and violated court orders, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

  4. May 22, 2024

    Ill. Judge Hands Over Case As Cautious Step Amid DQ Bid

    An Illinois federal judge overseeing an Illinois tax attorney's witness tampering case — who previously presided over his fraud trial that ended in a mistrial — recused herself from a retrial "in an abundance of caution," but rejected the attorney's claims that she recommended to the government to add the tampering charge.