- Arthur Farnsworth
Arthur L. Farnsworth (born 1962) is an American politician and convicted tax protester. His tax case is notable as evidence found by the government helped the government indict actor
Wesley Snipes on tax charges. [ [http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=entertainment&id=4834209 Associated Press Wesley Snipes in Custody on Tax Charges 12/8/06] ] [Associated Press, "Tax Protester Linked to Snipes Convicted", Dec. 9, 2006, "Washington Post ", at [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/09/AR2006120900995.html] .]Farnsworth received his bachelor's degree in
electrical engineering fromWidener University and a master's degree in engineering science fromPenn State . He has run for a number of offices as a member of the Libertarian Party ofPennsylvania . Most recently, Farnsworth served as township auditor for West Rockhill Township. He also served as the treasurer of the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party. Farnsworth ran as a candidate for theUnited States House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 8th congressional district in 2004 and drew 3,710 votes. [ [http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=11&OfficeID=11 Election Returns, PA Dept of State] ]In November 2004 Farnsworth was arrested on charges of tax evasion of approximately $87,000 in Federal income taxes under usc|26|7201 for years 1998, 1999, and 2000. On the campaign trail as well as on his personal website, Farnsworth argued that the federal law makes the payment of income taxes voluntary. [ [http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_2taxmenapr03,0,7642464.story?coll=all-news-hed Allentown Morning Call] ]
A federal
grand jury alleged the electrical engineer failed to pay taxes for three years on more than $221,000 in income and tried to conceal his earnings by transferring assets to fraudulent trusts and overseas bank accounts.During the case, investigators found that one of the trust funds belonged to actor Wesley Snipes. Snipes himself was indicted on tax charges in October 2006. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/09/AR2006120900995.html Washington Post] ]
On December 11, 2006, a federal jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found Farnsworth guilty of tax evasion. [Docket entry 134, Dec. 11, 2006, "United States v. Farnsworth", case no. 2:04-cr-00707-JP-1, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Division.]
He was sentenced on April 3, 2007 to 27 months in prison. He was also fined $500 and ordered to cooperate with
Internal Revenue Service investigators in documenting his finances and beginning to pay his tax debt of almost $83,000. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_en_mo/tax_protester_snipes_4] Farnsworth is incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution at Fairton, New Jersey, and is scheduled for release in March 2009. [http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Farnsworth&Middle=&FirstName=Arthur&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=26&y=15]References
ee also
Tax protester statutory arguments .External links
* [http://mail.lppa.org/pipermail/discussion_lppa.org/2004-November/001705.html Farnsworth press release]
* [http://www.ArtFarnsworth.org Arthur L. Farnsworth's Internet Site]
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