They had a Federal case cooking in the background incase the jury came to the wrong conclusion. Most of that was over tax fraud because Chauvin had a lifestyle well above his reported income.
There was also talk about how he was one of Klobuchar's pet cops when she was the DA in Minneapolis.
I saw a lot of Law people at the time saying he had every sign of being a dirty cop. He just happened to be innocent this time.
Not tax fraud. Chauvin failed to submit tax returns, for exactly the reason you suggest.
Chauvin was undoubtedly on the take, and he didn't submit tax returns to avoid leaving his bribes undeclared income. If you just don't file taxes, they can get you for a small fine. If you actually lie, you can do prison time.
They had a Federal case cooking in the background incase the jury came to the wrong conclusion. Most of that was over tax fraud because Chauvin had a lifestyle well above his reported income.
There was also talk about how he was one of Klobuchar's pet cops when she was the DA in Minneapolis.
I saw a lot of Law people at the time saying he had every sign of being a dirty cop. He just happened to be innocent this time.
Not tax fraud. Chauvin failed to submit tax returns, for exactly the reason you suggest.
Chauvin was undoubtedly on the take, and he didn't submit tax returns to avoid leaving his bribes undeclared income. If you just don't file taxes, they can get you for a small fine. If you actually lie, you can do prison time.