September 13, 2006

Walt Anderson pleads guilty

US businessman faces 10 years in prison for $210 million tax fraud, Finfacts

"US telecommunications entrepreneur, Walter Anderson, pleaded guilty to tax evasion and fraud Friday in relation to what authorities said was the nation’s largest-ever criminal tax case. ... He is also a director of MirCorp, which was originally formed to privatize the MIR space station. MirCorp arranged for the first space 'tourist', Dennis Tito, to visit the International Space Station (ISS)."


Posted by kcowing at September 13, 2006 2:58 PM