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\"\"A Houston Attorney pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to defraud the United States, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He conspired to secretly bring to the U.S. more than $18 million in untaxed money held in foreign banks, officials stated.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In September 2019, a federal jury in Houston convicted Jack Stephen Pursley, also known as Steve Pursley, after a several-day trial on charges relating to an offshore tax evasion scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Court sentenced him to 24 months in prison.\u00a0 <\/span>However, Pursley\u2019s conviction was reversed on appeal, and the case was sent back to the trial court for further proceedings, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pursley has now pleaded guilty to the conspiracy with which he was charged, as outlined in Count One of the indictment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to court documents and the evidence presented at the 2019 trial, Pursley conspired with a former client to repatriate more than $18 million in untaxed income. His client earned money through his company, Southeastern Shipping. <\/span><\/p>\n

Knowing that his client had never paid taxes on these funds, Pursley concocted a scheme whereby the untaxed funds were transferred from Southeastern Shipping\u2019s business bank account, located in the Isle of Man, to the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Pursley helped to conceal the movement of funds from the IRS by disguising the transfers as stock purchases in United States corporations owned and controlled by Pursley and his client.<\/span><\/p>\n

At trial, the government proved that Pursley received more than $4.8 million and a 25% ownership interest in the co-conspirator\u2019s ongoing business for his role in the fraudulent scheme. <\/span><\/p>\n

For tax years 2009 and 2010, Pursley evaded the assessment of and failed to pay the income taxes he owed on these payments by, among other means, withdrawing the funds as purported non-taxable loans and returns of capital. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"closeupThe evidence indicated that Pursley used the money he garnered from the fraudulent scheme for personal investments and to purchase assets for himself, including a vacation home in Vail, Colorado, and property in Houston, Texas. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Jack Stephen Pursley, also known as Steve Pursley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In total, Pursley caused a tax loss to the IRS of more than $6.4 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pursley is scheduled to be sentenced on June 8.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department\u2019s Tax Division made the announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n

IRS-Criminal Investigation is investigating the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

Senior Litigation Counsel Sean Beaty and Trial Attorneys Grace Albinson and Wilson Rae Stamm of the Justice Department\u2019s Tax Division are prosecuting the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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