Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Ernst & Young partners charged in tax fraud case

(Reuters) - In an indictment filed in U.S. district court in Manhattan,
prosecutors allege the defendants at the "Big Four" accounting
firm created and marketed tax shelters from 1998 through 2004
based on false and fraudulent scenarios to allow wealthy
individuals to reduce the federal taxes they would have to pay.




The Ernst & Young current or former partners named in the
case are Robert Coplan, Martin Nissenbaum, Richard Shapiro and
Brian Vaughn.


Read more at Reuters.com Business News

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