The King's Shilling is shiny, and has a siren's voice...
This isn't tyranny. It's money. He won't be going to debtor's prison either. We all have lawyers and laws behind us and can pay them to fight the good fight for us.
Try not to over-dramatize the facts: non-payment of owed money to Uncle Sam. WHY he didn't lawyer up WAY before this is beyond me. Or did he think that this would just go away?
He saw this coming and did nothing. I wonder why.
I feel sorry for his family, relatives and friends. I wonder what THEIR advice is to him.
The offer of $1000.00 for him for a lawyer is still on, for my part.