April 22, 2026
The U.S. government reached a settlement in federal court with a Floridian who invoked Bahamian law to avoid repatriating trust funds that had resulted in a $28 million tax bill.
March 23, 2026
A Floridian facing a $28 million tax bill cannot invoke Bahamian law to avoid repatriating funds held in two Bahamian trusts, the U.S. government told a federal court, contending he is "cherry-picking" which jurisdiction's law applies in different situations.
March 05, 2026
The U.S. government cannot force a Floridian facing a $28 million tax bill to repatriate assets from his trusts because they're governed by Bahamian law and thus the trustee, a Bahamian trust provider, has sole discretion over making distributions, the provider told a federal court.
February 10, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice and a family of overseas-trust beneficiaries struck a partial deal in a $28 million tax suit in Florida federal court, with the DOJ dropping its push to freeze the family's assets and the family agreeing to temporarily limit their account withdrawals.
September 15, 2025
The federal government's claim that a beneficiary of offshore trusts is likely to spend down assets to avoid a $28 million tax bill lacks evidence, the beneficiary argued in urging a Florida federal court not to freeze his accounts.
August 20, 2025
The Internal Revenue Service jettisoned any federal tax lien it claims to have against a man by filing an unsecured claim in his bankruptcy case, he told a Florida federal court Wednesday in response to the government's $28 million lawsuit against him.
July 11, 2025
A Floridian who owes the federal government nearly $28 million, plus penalties and interest, must repatriate funds held in two Bahamian trusts kept in his name and that of his children, the government told a Florida federal court.