Michael “Mickey” Sherman – the high-profile attorney best known for defending Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel in his 2002 murder trial – turned himself in Tuesday at the federal prison in Otisville, N.Y., where he will begin a one year, one day sentence for tax evasion. Sherman, a Greenwich native who has ...
Sherman will begin a one-year, one-day sentence for tax evasion. A Greenwich native who has offices in Stamford, Sherman pleaded guilty last June to failing to pay more than $420,000 in federal taxes.
Sherman, 64 , was the guest of honor at a going-away party last month at which guests paid $20 to sip cocktails with Sherman in a Greenwich watering hole. At the party, Sherman said he had no bitterness about serving the prison sentence. av-override. ‒‒:‒‒.
The IRS is pursuing the rest of the money through civil proceedings. Sherman's law license has been suspended, but he expect s to resume practicing law upon release from prison. Most Popular. Farm Aid returns to Connecticut with Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews.
The camp, which officially closed Tuesday, is being investigated by the state’s Office of Early Childhood and Department of Children and Families. Sherman's attorney, William Dow, said earlier this year that his client will apply for reinstatement when released from prison.
BRIDGEPORT -- For a man who has made his reputation with his mouth, celebrity lawyer Michael "Mickey" Sherman had little to say after a federal judge sentenced him Wednesday to a year and a day in prison for failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in income tax.
Well, It appears Mickey Sherman is going to jail for 1 year plus a day for NOT paying his income tax...
Mickey, Mickey, Mickey!!! Now you owe more than ONE MILLION DOLLARS more than the original amount and have to do time!! You and Jose Baez would make quite a team!! Maybe you should give him a call when you get out of the "big house"!:loser:
That is about how long it takes normally before an inmate reports to federal prison. The court turns it over to the Bureau of Prisons after they are sentenced, the BOP takes so much time to notify you where you are to report and then they tell you when to report. All in all it can take 2 to 3 months.
Wow! I too am shocked and saddened by this. The article says it isn't even that he didn't have the money to pay the taxes! And his attorneys told the judge they think he needs to have a psychological evaluation. I strongly agree.
I don't know, but I wonder why we need to pay Mr. Sherman's room and board for the next year to 18 months. Surely his time would be better spent cleaning highways or building houses with Habitat for Humanity.
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