January 9, 2007 — A 70-year-old tobacco-industry lawyer will see $1.5 million go up in smoke for admittedly not paying a cent in taxes since at least 1998. Francis Decker Jr. must pay up – and serve 45 days in jail – for failing to report $4.5 million in gross income over the past eight [...]
A lawyer who avoided paying income taxes for almost 25 years will spend 45 days in jail and pay $1.5 million after pleading guilty to failing to file tax returns, prosecutors said Monday. Francis K. Decker Jr., who specialized in defending tobacco companies, pleaded guilty Friday, admitting he failed to file personal state and city [...]