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'Tax lady' Roni Deutch closes law firm, says she's broke (Stole $34 million)
Sacramento Bee ^ | May 12, 2011 | Darrell Smith

Posted on 05/13/2011 2:00:33 AM PDT by tlb

Embattled tax attorney Roni Deutch Thursday said she will close her law firm of 20 years and surrender her license to practice law.

Deutch, the self styled "tax lady," struck a defiant tone in a brief press conference held at her law firm's North Highlands headquarters. Deutch said she employed 200 people.

She said her firm has a debt of about $10 million. With personal debt of $5 million, she said, she is unable to defend herself against state charges that could land her in jail.

Asked what she would do next, Deutch responded, "cry."

In August 2010, then-Attorney General Jerry Brown filed suit against Deutch accusing her of cheating her clients out of $34 million.

A Sacramento Superior Court judge in April froze her assets. Deutch, whose firm took in $25 million a year, was accused by the state of destroying millions of pages of documents; failing to pay about $435,000 in refunds to clients and diverting assets to family, friends and creditors in violation of court orders. State Attorney General Kamala Harris, in court filings, accused Deutch of violating the court's orders "almost before they came off the printer," embarking on a massive shredding operation that claimed as many as 2.7 million documents by the end of March.

She now faces hundreds of counts of contempt and possible jail time. A hearing on the contempt of court allegations is scheduled for July 22.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: California
KEYWORDS: contempt; deutch; fraud; lawyer; ronideutch; ronironideutch; taxes; taxlady
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I'll be pleased never to see another of her something for nothing commercials. Lawyers with big television ad budgets should never be presumed to be legit.
1 posted on 05/13/2011 2:00:38 AM PDT by tlb
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Hope she looks good in orange.


2 posted on 05/13/2011 2:12:28 AM PDT by South40 (Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
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To: tlb

Maybe she should call the law offices of....KELLER & KELLER

(*CLANG*!!!!)

That would tell Moonbeam that She. Means. Business.


3 posted on 05/13/2011 2:39:41 AM PDT by DemforBush
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To: tlb

Second only to Wilford Brimley hawking ostomy supplies.


4 posted on 05/13/2011 2:47:11 AM PDT by this_ol_patriot (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner)
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To: DemforBush

Better Call Saul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dmcT3lvWPM&feature=related

and while I’m there

Roni Deutch Tax Center Sacramento Kings Commercial

A new Roni Deutch Tax Center commercial featuring The Tax Lady, Roni Deutch in the Sacramento King’s court.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsPSvYijiPQ


5 posted on 05/13/2011 2:57:06 AM PDT by tlb
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To: South40

Come on South40,
You ever seen photos of her in her adds?
She wouldn’t look good no matter what.


6 posted on 05/13/2011 3:06:32 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO))
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A dishonest lawyer? Can’t believe it must be the rich envy.Maybe racist.s/


7 posted on 05/13/2011 3:27:57 AM PDT by bikerman (Where Has My America Gone?)
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To: tlb

I had a tax problem and googled her firm as well as all the others with the loud annoying adds that seem to go on and on. Many of these advertise on Conservative radio programs. I found complaint after complaint about all these firms all over the internet.

I spoke with my CPA and attorney and they told me they were all McDonalds-like outfits with inexperienced clerical people following a script. If your situation didn’t follow the norm or you got lost in the sauce you were screwed.

I ended up engaging a tax attorney who specialized in my problem and things seem to be working out in my favor.


8 posted on 05/13/2011 3:28:16 AM PDT by Outrance
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The IRS should put out a book called: "Beating Roni Deutch."


9 posted on 05/13/2011 3:34:33 AM PDT by iowamark
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Sleazy lawyer vs. the IRS. It’s like the Iran-Iraq war, too bad they both can’t lose.


10 posted on 05/13/2011 3:39:57 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Somewhere in Kenya a village is missing its idiot)
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Hope she looks good in orange.

Ronni looks fat and ugly in everything.

12 posted on 05/13/2011 3:51:27 AM PDT by Bullish (the golfer gets all the credit while the jet fighter pilot gets all the blame.)
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Good! I can't stand her screeching loud grating voice and annoying accent. Good riddance!
13 posted on 05/13/2011 3:53:07 AM PDT by Melinda in TN (My goal in life is to be the person my dog thinks I am.)
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Roni

14 posted on 05/13/2011 4:03:13 AM PDT by y6162
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Oh, RONI Deutch! For a second there I had my hopes up!
15 posted on 05/13/2011 4:19:09 AM PDT by Tallguy (Received a fine from the NFL for a helmet-to-helmet hit.)
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Asked what she would do next, Deutch responded, “cry.”

Once again, woman using tears and emotion to try to be treated with kid gloves.

Instead of crying, why don’t you write Martha Stewart and ask how to “look fab” in prison garb.


16 posted on 05/13/2011 4:27:25 AM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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possible jail time

LOL! I'm guessing it's more than possible.
17 posted on 05/13/2011 4:37:51 AM PDT by nhwingut (Palin '12... Accept No Other)
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Amazing what makeup and photoshop can do...




18 posted on 05/13/2011 4:42:37 AM PDT by nhwingut (Palin '12... Accept No Other)
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This should happen to ALL skime ball lawyers!


19 posted on 05/13/2011 5:12:19 AM PDT by WellyP
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To: nhwingut
Thanks, I was eating breakfast.




20 posted on 05/13/2011 5:18:46 AM PDT by WaterBoard
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