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How private equity titan Robert F. Smith became involved in a scheme that hid $43 million of taxes from the IRS over nearly a decade

Summary List Placement Robert F. Smith, best known as the billionaire who paid off the student loans of a college's entire graduating class, hid $200 million in an offshore trust designed to dodge federal taxes, the Department of Justice said Thursday. Accor…

robert brockman - Business Insider
5:50am PDT - October 17th, 2020

Software CEO Robert Brockman charged in $2 billion tax evasion case

Texas tech mogul Robert T. Brockman has been charged in a $2 billion tax evasion case, the largest ever tax charge in the United States, law enforcement officials said.

robert brockman - CNN
5:07am PDT - October 17th, 2020

Robert Smith: Billionaire who promised to pay off students' debt admits to tax fraud

Case is connected to Robert Brockman, the CEO of a private equity firm, who is also facing tax fraud charges

robert brockman - Independent
5:55pm PDT - October 16th, 2020

Tech billionaire charged in 'largest ever' tax fraud for hiding $2 billion from IRS

Federal prosecutors charged Texas billionaire Robert Brockman on Thursday with a $2 billion tax fraud scheme in what they say is the largest such case against an American.

robert brockman - NBC News
1:47pm PDT - October 16th, 2020

Billionaire who said he would pay off Moorehouse student debt admits to Tax fraud

Robert Smith, the billionaire who went viral last year for paying off the debt of students at Morehouse College, admitted to an illegal scheme to conceal income and evade taxes by using offshore trusts and bank acco...

robert brockman - The Hill
9:30am PDT - October 16th, 2020

Billionaire who said he would pay off Morehouse student debt admits to tax fraud

Robert Smith, the billionaire who went viral last year for paying off the debt of students at Morehouse College, admitted to an illegal scheme to conceal income and evade taxes by using offshore trusts and bank acco...

robert brockman - The Hill
9:30am PDT - October 16th, 2020

Billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith's tax fraud roils Vista Equity

Robert Smith's admission to tax fraud has done more than just cost him a whopping $140 million. It's also roiled Vista Equity Partners, the private equity firm he founded and leads, with some insiders and limited partners feeling they were misled (or left in …

robert brockman - Axios
7:58am PDT - October 16th, 2020

Tech mogul Robert Brockman was charged in $2 billion tax evasion case, the biggest in US history, after a fellow billionaire turned against him to avoid prosecution

Summary List Placement Houston technology executive Robert Brockman has been charged in the biggest-ever tax evasion case against a US citizen, after fellow billionaire Robert Smith turned against him to avoid prosecution himself, the Justice Department said…

robert brockman - Business Insider
6:49am PDT - October 16th, 2020

Robert Brockman charged in biggest-ever US tax evasion case - Business Insider

Brockman hid $2 billion in income from the Internal Revenue Service over two decades, according to an indictment unsealed on Thursday.

robert brockman - Business Insider
6:49am PDT - October 16th, 2020

Robert Brockman charged in biggest-ever US tax evasion case - Business Insider

Brockman hid $2 billion in income from the Internal Revenue Service over two decades, according to an indictment unsealed on Thursday.

robert brockman - Business Insider (UK)
6:49am PDT - October 16th, 2020

Feds charge Texas billionaire Robert Brockman with "largest ever" tax fraud

Alleged $2 billion scheme to evade taxes also ensnared prominent private equity investor Robert Smith.

robert brockman - CBS News
3:53am PDT - October 16th, 2020

Feds charge Texas billionaire with "largest ever" tax fraud

Alleged $2 billion scheme to evade taxes also ensnared prominent private equity investor Robert Smith.

robert brockman - CBS News
3:53am PDT - October 16th, 2020

U.S. tech mogul Robert Brockman charged in biggest U.S. tax evasion scheme

U.S. Attorney David Anderson said Brockman was also charged in a securities fraud scheme, after he bought and sold debt securities in his own company, “breaking a promise to investors that he would not buy or sell his own company's debt.”

robert brockman - The Hindu
12:49am PDT - October 16th, 2020

Robert Brockman: Technology mogul charged in $2bn tax fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors have charged Texas billionaire Robert Brockman in a $2 billion tax fraud scheme that they say is the largest such case against an American

robert brockman - Independent
11:38pm PDT - October 15th, 2020

Robert Brockman: Technology mogul charged in largest ever tax fraud scheme of $2bn

Federal prosecutors have charged Texas billionaire Robert Brockman in a $2 billion tax fraud scheme that they say is the largest such case against an American

robert brockman - Independent
11:38pm PDT - October 15th, 2020

REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 6 a.m. GMT/2 p.m. SGT

Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 6 a.m. GMT/2 p.m. SGT. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning.

robert brockman - Reuters
10:59pm PDT - October 15th, 2020

Texas CEO Charged in $2 Billion Tax Fraud Scheme, the Biggest Evasion Case in U.S. History

"We will not hesitate to prosecute the smartest guys in the room," said U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson.

robert brockman - Newsweek
4:11pm PDT - October 15th, 2020

Robert Brockman: US tycoon charged over historic tax fraud scheme

Prosecutors allege that the software tycoon hid over $2bn from US tax authorities over two decades.

robert brockman - BBC News
3:24pm PDT - October 15th, 2020

On The Money: McConnell shoots down $1.8 trillion coronavirus deal, breaking with Trump | Pelosi cites progress on testing provisions | Jobless claims spike to 898K

Happy Thursday and welcome back to On The Money. I'm Sylvan Lane, and here's your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line.See something I m...

robert brockman - The Hill
3:14pm PDT - October 15th, 2020

DOJ charges Texas billionaire in $2 billion tax fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors have charged Texas billionaire Robert Brockman in a $2 billion tax fraud scheme that they say is the largest such case against an American

robert brockman - Independent
2:11pm PDT - October 15th, 2020

Feds charge Texas billionaire with "largest ever" tax fraud

Alleged $2 billion scheme to evade taxes also ensnared prominent private equity investor Robert Smith.

robert brockman - CBS News
1:46pm PDT - October 15th, 2020

Texas tycoon charged in largest US tax case against individual

US prosecutors allege software mogul Robert Brockman used a web of Caribbean entities to hide $2bn in income.

robert brockman - Al Jazeera English
12:38pm PDT - October 15th, 2020

Justice Dept. charges Texas billionaire with biggest tax fraud case in US history

The Department of Justice has charged a Texas billionaire with the biggest tax fraud case in U.S. history, prosecutors said on Thursday.Robert Brockman, 79, of Houston and Pitkin County, Colo., faces a 39-count indictment that was unsealed on...

robert brockman - The Hill
12:22pm PDT - October 15th, 2020

U.S. charges Houston technology mogul Robert Brockman with tax, securities fraud

Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they had charged Houston-based technology executive Robert Brockman with hiding $2 billion in income from the IRS over 20 years, in the biggest tax fraud case against an individual in U.S. history.

robert brockman - Reuters
10:54am PDT - October 15th, 2020

DOJ charges Texas billionaire in $2 billion tax fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors have charged Texas billionaire Robert Brockman in a $2 billion tax fraud scheme that they say is the largest such case against an American

robert brockman - ABC News
10:47am PDT - October 15th, 2020

Dead billionaires 8: Park Yeon-cha ($3 billion) Pallonji Mistry ($15 billion) Peter Buck ($1.7 billion) Petr Kellner ($17.5 billion) Pierre Bellon ($4.2 billion) Queen Elizabeth II (Notable $500 million, so they say) Roberto Ongpin ($1.1 billion) Robert Brockman ($4.7 billion)

EnkiSatya888 (@EnkiSatya888)
6:13pm PDT - July 18th, 2023

RT @jphassettir: Billionaire Robert Brockman must stand trial for the largest tax evasion case against an individual in US history despite…

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12:47am PDT - June 18th, 2023

The IRS is being mean to a billionaire by confiscating their assets in a record tax fraud case. The IRS is claiming the billionaire owes them $5 billion dollars, even though they only owe $250,000 dollars in taxes https://t.co/UZh7uZKlMb

FARRAH_FRYE (@FARRAHFRYE81370)
12:46am PDT - June 11th, 2023

#JCBS Highlight: “Behaving versus thinking positively: When the benefits of cognitive reappraisal are contingent on satisfying basic psychological needs” by Dr. Robert Brockman and colleagues. Check it out! https://t.co/xJGAN1wiZa

ACBS (@myACBS)
1:30pm PDT - April 24th, 2023

RT @LinusEkenstam: Greg Brockman’s @gdb on stage at TED conference in Vancouver running a live demo of ChatGPT plugins. This is it, the b…

bobby (@robert_p15)
4:58pm PDT - April 20th, 2023

Cute thread bro ... but you left out the best part of being the sole investor He admitted to engaging in an illegal scheme to evade taxes on more than $200 million in income from Vista’s first fund—in which Mr. Brockman was the sole investor https://t.co/HCcBqsCo8q https://t.co/u0GGcF4cbt

Will Davis (@WillDATX)
8:46am PDT - April 18th, 2023

RT @Atlantiso1: "I think she just wanted to do what's best for her district and when you're constantly talked about and trashed – I think…

Prepare Now (@BornOnTheBayou9)
2:28pm PDT - April 5th, 2023

RT @Atlantiso1: "I think she just wanted to do what's best for her district and when you're constantly talked about and trashed – I think…

Steph (@Steph93065In21)
9:23am PDT - April 5th, 2023

"I think she just wanted to do what's best for her district and when you're constantly talked about and trashed – I think this is what happens," Brockman said. Democratic House minority leader Rep. Robert Reives on Tuesday demanded for Cotham to resign. https://t.co/Oafg5VNVLZ

Linda (@Atlantiso1)
9:22am PDT - April 5th, 2023

RT @ELSpsychology: #JCBS Highlight: “Behaving versus thinking positively: When the benefits of cognitive reappraisal are contingent on sati…

ACBS (@myACBS)
10:24am PST - February 22nd, 2023

RT @ELSpsychology: #JCBS Highlight: “Behaving versus thinking positively: When the benefits of cognitive reappraisal are contingent on sati…

ACBS Students (@ACBSstudent)
10:19am PST - February 22nd, 2023

The movie Blaze went on sale today for $4.99 on a couple of the streaming services. The movie stars Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Gailard Sartain, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jerry Hardin, Richard Jenkins, Michael Brockman, Robert Wuhl https://t.co/0ERyuNLaXK .

iTunes • Vudu • Amazon Videos (To Own) (@StreamingVideo_)
4:57pm PST - February 21st, 2023

RT @sisu_sanity: "The committee focused on the loophole after investigating Robert Brockman, the billionaire software developer indicted in…

AveryAngel#1 (@angel32my)
10:56am PST - February 21st, 2023

RT @CarrieIsaac: Thanks to Johnathan Packer (NB Chamber), Craig Hardin (Schlitterbahn) and Terri Adams (Natural Bridge Caverns) for having…

Jordan Berry (@jordandberry)
7:49am PST - February 17th, 2023
Thanks to Johnathan Packer (NB Chamber), Craig Hardin (Schlitterbahn) and Terri Adams (Natural Bridge Caverns) for having me at the 33rd Texas Travel Industry dinner. I enjoyed visiting with NB Mayor Brockman, City Manager Robert Camareno, and others who I’m honored to represent. https://t.co/WbJLD8SS2R

Thanks to Johnathan Packer (NB Chamber), Craig Hardin (Schlitterbahn) and Terri Adams (Natural Bridge Caverns) for having me at the 33rd Texas Travel Industry dinner. I enjoyed visiting with NB Mayor Brockman, City Manager Robert Camareno, and others who I’m honored to represent. https://t.co/WbJLD8SS2R

Carrie Isaac (@CarrieIsaac)
10:21am PST - February 16th, 2023

#JCBS Highlight: “Behaving versus thinking positively: When the benefits of cognitive reappraisal are contingent on satisfying basic psychological needs” by Dr. Robert Brockman and colleagues. Read the study: https://t.co/GrQK4WRGYx

Elsevier Psychology (@ELSpsychology)
3:00am PST - February 14th, 2023

RT @ChoiJoon: Thanks to ChurchWest, @4yourministry & BQB Law, LLP for hosting the HR/legal bootcamp for churches. Trusted by 4000+ minist…

복음 전도자 케네 쓰 J 하트 (@Biblecollege_)
6:29am PST - February 1st, 2023
Thanks to ChurchWest, @4yourministry & BQB Law, LLP for hosting the HR/legal bootcamp for churches. 

Trusted by 4000+ ministries in CA, AR, & NV.

Enjoyed meeting w/ Charlie Cutler, President, ChurchWest & Robert Brockman, Managing Partner, BQB Law. https://t.co/PiEzeLgnCN

Thanks to ChurchWest, @4yourministry & BQB Law, LLP for hosting the HR/legal bootcamp for churches. Trusted by 4000+ ministries in CA, AR, & NV. Enjoyed meeting w/ Charlie Cutler, President, ChurchWest & Robert Brockman, Managing Partner, BQB Law. https://t.co/PiEzeLgnCN

Joon Choi (@ChoiJoon)
10:22pm PST - January 31st, 2023

RT @SusanBrownFL: Robert Theron Brockman vs IRS. He owed the USA over $1.4 billion in taxes. He put $ in secret accounts, falsified documen…

Francesca Beaumont (@FranBeau501)
6:48am PST - January 17th, 2023

RT @SusanBrownFL: Robert Theron Brockman vs IRS. He owed the USA over $1.4 billion in taxes. He put $ in secret accounts, falsified documen…

Nancy Chadbourne (@NancyChadbourne)
6:47am PST - January 17th, 2023

RT @SusanBrownFL: Robert Theron Brockman vs IRS. He owed the USA over $1.4 billion in taxes. He put $ in secret accounts, falsified documen…

Mel Phelan (@MelPhelan)
5:56am PST - January 17th, 2023

RT @SusanBrownFL: Robert Theron Brockman vs IRS. He owed the USA over $1.4 billion in taxes. He put $ in secret accounts, falsified documen…

Marrnindji (@CyrilOliver11)
4:31am PST - January 17th, 2023

RT @SusanBrownFL: Robert Theron Brockman vs IRS. He owed the USA over $1.4 billion in taxes. He put $ in secret accounts, falsified documen…

Beachbabynj ☮️ (@felicgr)
4:28am PST - January 17th, 2023

RT @SusanBrownFL: Robert Theron Brockman vs IRS. He owed the USA over $1.4 billion in taxes. He put $ in secret accounts, falsified documen…

worriedinpa☮️ (@worriedinpa)
3:12am PST - January 17th, 2023

RT @SusanBrownFL: Robert Theron Brockman vs IRS. He owed the USA over $1.4 billion in taxes. He put $ in secret accounts, falsified documen…

Thomas Austin (@EUtopean)
3:01am PST - January 17th, 2023

RT @SusanBrownFL: Robert Theron Brockman vs IRS. He owed the USA over $1.4 billion in taxes. He put $ in secret accounts, falsified documen…

(@KellyVotesBlue)
2:57am PST - January 17th, 2023

RT @SusanBrownFL: Robert Theron Brockman vs IRS. He owed the USA over $1.4 billion in taxes. He put $ in secret accounts, falsified documen…

Brian Cardone (@cardon_brian)
2:52am PST - January 17th, 2023
Robert Theron Brockman vs IRS. He owed the USA over $1.4 billion in taxes. He put $ in secret accounts, falsified documents. He was charged with tax evasion. And then, he died.Did they ever collect the taxes? https://t.co/DqVh2phYJq

Robert Theron Brockman vs IRS. He owed the USA over $1.4 billion in taxes. He put $ in secret accounts, falsified documents. He was charged with tax evasion. And then, he died.Did they ever collect the taxes? https://t.co/DqVh2phYJq

FloridaHERS (@SusanBrownFL)
2:46am PST - January 17th, 2023

RT @mjCurnow: 41 years since the Penlee lifeboat tragedy. William Trevelyan Richards, James Stephen Madron, Nigel Brockman, John Robert Bl…

Alex Robinson (@alexrrobinson94)
9:27am PST - December 19th, 2022

41 years since the Penlee lifeboat tragedy. William Trevelyan Richards, James Stephen Madron, Nigel Brockman, John Robert Blewitt, Charles Thomas Greenhaugh, Kevin Smith, Barry Robertson Torrie and Gary Lee Wallis - heroes all, RIP

Martin Curnow (@mjCurnow)
8:36am PST - December 19th, 2022

RT @KenDilanianNBC: My colleague @strickdc confirms that a lawyer charged in a $225 million tax evasion scheme shot himself on the eve of h…

Nancy Highlands (@nhighlands7)
5:47pm PST - December 16th, 2022

RT @KenDilanianNBC: My colleague @strickdc confirms that a lawyer charged in a $225 million tax evasion scheme shot himself on the eve of h…

#VotingRightsAct (@JesusNarrowWay)
4:26pm PST - December 7th, 2022

RT @Saunderswsj: New from me: All about billionaire Robert Smith and billionaire Robert Brockman's epic tax cases involving hundreds of mi…

WSJ Personal Finance (@WSJpersfinances)
3:15am PST - December 5th, 2022

Robert Smith's tax fraud epilogue https://t.co/APnRgFqqeA

(@mystcrich)
12:27am PST - December 4th, 2022

#NowPlaying @radio5romania =>> Brockman & Basti M - Everywhere We Go (Sans Souci Remix) #NextPlaying @radio5romania =>> Robert Georgescu and White ft. Gabriela Marin - Te-as fi iubit Tune in now =>> https://t.co/c2BYQZxMVX

Radio 5 Romania (@radio5romania)
5:39pm PST - December 3rd, 2022

RT @axios: When private equity billionaire Robert Smith settled tax fraud charges, he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. But he won't ne…

Elaudina Soriano (@ElaudinaS)
2:39pm PST - December 2nd, 2022

RT @axios: When private equity billionaire Robert Smith settled tax fraud charges, he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. But he won't ne…

Etsuko (@etsukojoy)
1:23pm PST - December 2nd, 2022

When private equity billionaire Robert Smith settled tax fraud charges, he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. But he won't need to testify in court. That's because two of his former associates are now dead. https://t.co/er3TtrhMME

Axios (@axios)
1:11pm PST - December 2nd, 2022

RT @danprimack: Robert Smith, the private equity billionaire & philanthropist, was set to testify this week in a giant tax fraud trial. Thi…

J.D. Banker (@DadInvest)
11:08am PST - December 2nd, 2022

RT @danprimack: Robert Smith, the private equity billionaire & philanthropist, was set to testify this week in a giant tax fraud trial. Thi…

Esteban L. Hernandez (@EstebanHRZ)
10:45am PST - December 2nd, 2022