Brockman v. USA

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:22-cv-00202

Court:

Texas Southern

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

George C Hanks, Jr

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  1. October 03, 2022

    IRS Can Seize $1.4B In Property From Dead Software CEO

    A Texas federal judge approved what the IRS calls its largest immediate property seizure in history, a jeopardy collection of $1.4 billion against a deceased software CEO accused of unloading assets as the government closed in on him.

  2. August 08, 2022

    Ex-CEO Accused Of $2B Tax Fraud Scheme Dies At 81

    A former software company chief executive accused of a $2 billion tax fraud scheme, which prosecutors have said is the largest such case ever brought against an individual, has died at 81, according to a filing in Texas federal court.

  3. July 28, 2022

    Ex-CEO In $1.4B Tax Battle Denies Knowledge Of Account Freeze

    A former software CEO challenging an IRS jeopardy assessment for $1.4 billion in tax liabilities did not have prior knowledge of the hold Swiss prosecutors placed on funds he previously offered to cover the debt, according to his attorneys.

  4. March 24, 2022

    Ex-CEO Presses For IRS Acceptance of Debt Set-Aside Offer

    A former software executive facing a jeopardy assessment from the Internal Revenue Service told a Texas district judge that there's no reason the IRS shouldn't consider a proposal to set aside $1.45 billion to cover his debt.

  5. March 22, 2022

    Gov't Opposes Setting Aside $1.45B For Ex-CEO's Tax Debt

    A conditional proposal to have $1.45 billion set aside to cover a former software CEO's tax debts cannot support stopping the Internal Revenue Service's collection actions against him, U.S. government lawyers argued.

  6. February 08, 2022

    Ex-CEO Says IRS' $1.4B Levy Still Untenable

    A former software CEO challenging a $1.4 billion jeopardy assessment said the Internal Revenue Service failed to prove his wife's real estate transactions were designed to quickly place his assets beyond the government's reach.

  7. February 01, 2022

    Ex-CEO's $1.4B Jeopardy Assessment Appropriate, US Says

    The U.S. said in federal district court Tuesday that its $1.4 billion jeopardy assessment against a former software company CEO is reasonable given his history of disguising asset ownership and his intent to offload millions in real estate.

  8. January 27, 2022

    Judge In $2B Tax Fraud Case To Consider Civil Suit As Well

    The former chief executive of a software company can transfer his suit challenging Internal Revenue Service jeopardy assessments against him to the same judge overseeing his $2 billion fraud case, another judge said.

  9. January 26, 2022

    US OK With Moving Software CEO's Tax Suit To Different Judge

    The U.S. government said it does not oppose transferring a software CEO's suit challenging Internal Revenue Service jeopardy assessments to the judge overseeing a related $2 billion fraud case against him.

  10. January 20, 2022

    Software CEO Asks Court To Abate IRS Jeopardy Assessment

    An Internal Revenue Service jeopardy assessment against software CEO Robert T. Brockman for alleged income tax liabilities should be abated, he told a Texas federal court Thursday.