United States v. Sullivan
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united-states-v-sullivan-291-5232328
title:
United States v. Sullivan
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United States v. Sullivan, 274 U.S. 259 (1927), is a United States Supreme Court case that allowed prosecution of criminals for income tax evasion notwithstanding the Fifth Amendment. The case also served as the legal test for prosecution of Al Capone for tax evasion by Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt. Willebrandt theorized illegally earned income was subject to income tax, and she tested her theory using Sullivan. Once the theory was found sound, she moved to prosecute Capon
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1927 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Sullivan
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2021-01-31T01:12:33Z
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