"A federal prosecutor promised two things to the jurors seated before him: By week's end, they'd become experts in how strip clubs are run and they'd hear more than they probably could stand about income tax returns"
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Trial starts for Portland, Gresham strip club family operators accused in tax-ch
May 19, 2016, 4:15 AM
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"Daniel Kiraz's lawyer Noel Grefenson contended that any suggestion of a scheme to defraud the government was "far beyond" his client's comprehension."
Heh. I know all of them. The only surprise in that article is the fact that the champagne room couch is red. It's way too dark in there to see colors.
"Far beyond his clients comprehension."
I remember feeling the same way about myself sitting in physics class in high school.
Daniel's not the sharpest tool in the drawer, but the scheme the Justice Dept alleges they used is well within his comprehension level. He was (is?) the computer guy for the club.
In retrospect I'm not surprised to learn that David was an MP. He carries himself kind of like a cop.
Maybe Juice and Crazyjoe should attend the trial. They said they wanted to open up a strip club in North Dakota. There's no way they could fail if a lawyer is going to teach them how to run a strip club.