WASHINGTON (AP) — The publisher of a prominent blog about the Supreme Court was indicted Thursday in a multimillion-dollar scheme to evade federal income taxes and use money from his law firm to cover gambling debts from high-stakes poker games. SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein, who also has argued 44 cases before the high court, took part in poker games in Beverly Hills, Asia and elsewhere involving millions of dollars, hid winnings, conceale…

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Supreme Court blog publisher Tom Goldstein, a high-stakes poker player, indicted on tax charges

Prominent Supreme Court attorney Tom Goldstein, publisher of SCOTUSBlog, was indicted on tax charges

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Top attorney, Supreme Court news site publisher accused of using company funds to cover poker debts

Thomas Goldstein lost millions playing poker, paid hundreds of thousands to women who didn’t actually work for his company and failed to pay taxes, according to the indictment.

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Supreme Court attorney who founded SCOTUSblog is charged in tax case

Lawyer Tom Goldstein co-founded SCOTUSblog, which chronicles Supreme Court cases. He has appeared dozens of times before the high court.

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Top Supreme Court lawyer charged with tax evasion related to poker winnings

Thomas Goldstein is the publisher of SCOTUSblog.

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Lawyer Who’s Argued Dozens of Times Before Supreme Court Hit With Federal Charges

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MD Attorney Used Legal Fees To Pay Gambling Debts, Feds Allege - Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD - The attorney from Chevy Chase is facing numerous federal charges including tax evasion and preparing false tax returns.

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MD Attorney Charged With Tax Crimes Used Legal Fees To Pay Gambling Debt

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File Tom Goldstein, the publisher of the popular Supreme Court news site SCOTUSblog and veteran practitioner before the nation’s highest court himself, was indicted Thursday for tax evasion related to a stunning series of alleged schemes to use funds from his law firm to cover millions of dollars of gambling debts, Law360 reported. Goldstein’s biography on the SCOTUSblog website says that he earned his undergraduate de…

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SCOTUSBlog Publisher Indicted for Tax Evasion, Accused of Misusing Funds to Cover Gambling Debts

Last year I wrote a post title A Requiem for SCOTUSBlog. Publisher Tom Goldstein had announced that the site would be scaling back its coverage of the Court. SCOTUSBlog remains functional, but it is nowhere near as comprehensive as it used to be. Today's news, however, may signal a real farewell to SCOTUSBlog. Tom Goldstein was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on charges of tax evasion, willful failure to pay taxe…

Supreme Court blog publisher Tom Goldstein, a high-stakes poker player, indicted on tax charges

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