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Dhar v. United States of America
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June 16, 2026
2nd Circ. Won't Let Man Reverse Tax Plea Over Bad Advice
The Second Circuit issued a summary order Tuesday affirming the conviction of a Connecticut man who pled guilty to tax crimes, disagreeing that allegedly misleading advice from trial attorneys about the immigration implications of his plea warranted his withdrawing it.
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June 12, 2026
2nd Circ. Doubts Tax Plea Advice Misled Man On Deportation
A skeptical Second Circuit judge on Friday told a Connecticut attorney to stop saying his client was "affirmatively misled" while pleading guilty to tax evasion charges, hinting a written plea agreement and verbal warnings from a federal judge were probably sufficient to advise the client he could be deported.