Ms. Anderson, a married woman seeking divorce, was the custodial parent for both her biological daughter and her step-daughter (her husband had a child from a prior relationship).  Her divorce attorney, while still representing her, entered into a partnership with her husband’s divorce attorney.  He never informed Ms. Anderson he was working with her husband’s lawyer while simultaneously handling her case and, unsurprisingly, obtained a very bad result in her divorce.  Jurisdiction: Denton County, TX.

Melvin Meyer, a buttoned-down lawyer from downtown firm Bayko, Gibson, Carnegie, Hagan, Schoonmaker & Meyer, LLP, sued Melissa Brown, a former topless dancer, claiming she had taken property from him and defamed him. Meyer had given Brown his firm’s laptop computer (without the firm’s knowledge). He wanted the laptop back because it contained client information. The firm’s clients included Halliburton and Crown Petroleum, among others. (Melvin Michael Meyer v. Melissa Brown) Jurisdiction: Houston, TX. (Melvin Michael Meyer v. Melissa Brown).

A citizen mislead by tax propaganda fails to file returns for four years, and is charged with four failure to file charges worth four years in prison. (U.S. v. Oliver)

The client, the owner of a roofing company, was driving his daughter to elementary school when a loud and obnoxious driver tailgated him in the school zone. He got out of the car and asked the other driver to cool off. Instead, the other driver cursed out the client loud enough for his daughter to hear it in the car several feet away. The client punched the abusive driver in the face, knocking him unconscious. The client was charged with assault.

A former heavyweight boxer nearing the end of his career as a deputy sheriff was caught off-guard by a cop killer while working prison duty. The deputy’s weapon was taken away and a sheet thrown over his head. When the sheet was removed he saw his own pistol aimed at his face. The prison phone rang, distracting the prisoner long enough for the deputy to throw one punch. The prisoner’s nose was smashed into his head, rendering him unconscious and causing trauma. The deputy was charged with abuses against the prisoner and threatened with the loss of his pension after twenty years on the job.

First potential Hispanic fire fighter in the history of the city of Houston was originally denied a job, although he was a military fire fighter during Vietnam. He was also denied promotions and denied the right to make extra money at the Houston Rodeo, an event much treasured by civil servants.

A family member of a famous 60s singer was threatened with a shotgun, forcing her to desert her property.  The man threatening her used her property as a landfill, and used racist words to describe his “meeting” with her.  At the time of litigation he was in adverse possession of her property, having moved the road allowing her access to her property.

A member of the Ku Klux Klan assisted a marijuana farmer in growing crops on land he allegedly purchased from the descendant of slaves, who had purchased the land in 1896. The county, with the help of the sheriff and the district attorney, seized the property. However the rightful owner, a retired schoolteacher, had not received a single payment for her land. She was also being sued by three districts for taxes on the land she was never paid for. (Lillie Mae Paley Burns v. “Citizen”)

A citizen accused of income tax evasion and shooting at an IRS agent with intent to cause grievous bodily harm faced over 20 years in prison.

The owner of a major rap studio was accused of carrying a firearm into a restaurant. Venue: Harris County, Texas.

A decorated veteran’s First Amendment rights were challenged when he placed a flag on his property for Veterans Day. His subdivision accused him of violating its deed restrictions and filed suit.

The owner of a company that produces a nationally recognized brand of car wax accused two former workers of violating their agreements, and one of slandering him.

A small utility company was charged with destroying a well that competed with the water utilities, allegedly trespassing on the property in order to cement the well in. The utility company offered a $250,000 settlement which the plaintiff refused. Venue: Harris County, Texas.

The executrix of an estate claimed that the decedent had been fatally shot by his son-in-law, and that prior to his death, he had disinherited the son-in-law and grandson. Venue: Harris County, Texas. The Estate of Cash.

The owner of a tie beam company in the “cowboy capital” of the world was charged in three separate counties with three crimes: stealing materials, assaulting a peace officer, and moving stolen goods between counties. He was also charged with violating his probation on another unrelated case. He was incarcerated pending trial. Venue: Bandera, Texas. (Texas v. Breeland)

A single parent working as a coalmine engineer in London, Kentucky was indicted for not filing tax returns for four years and faced four years in prison. Jurisdiction: Kentucky.

A Vietnamese immigrant was accused of writing a hot check and faced six months in prison.

An air traffic controller was charged with evading income taxes for three years. He faced 15 years in prison. He was two years away from earning his pension and a felony conviction would have prevented that. Jurisdiction: Fort Worth, TX.

An Irish immigrant working as an electrician and truck driver did not want to do business with IRS because he thought they were a terrorist organization like the IRA in Ireland. He was charged with three counts of tax evasion and faced 15 years in prison.

A Florida businessman was charged with not filing taxes for two years.

The largest rap recording studio in Houston was sued for assault, sexual harassment, and sexual discrimination by a serial litigator who had won all previous cases against others.

A milkman in New Jersey charged with four counts of not paying or filing income taxes.

A public technology company in Houston accused of not filing taxes. The IRS put a lien on the company and threatened to close them down.

The owner of a farming equipment supply company was charged with two counts of bribing a federal officer. Faced 10 years in prison.

The mother and daughter of a Vietnam vet were charged with assault on a peace officer during a tax collection “visit.” Prior to Minns’ involvement, both had been convicted and sentenced to six months. They spent one night in prison after arrest.

DOJ authorized prosecution for felony tax evasion charges after DOJ conference in Washington for a psychologist, facing 15 years in prison.

DOJ authorized prosecution for felony tax evasion charges against the owner of a pain management clinic in Florida. The client was facing 15 years in prison.

DOJ authorized prosecution for felony tax evasion charges against a Nevada realtor after DOJ conference in Washington. The realtor was facing 10 years in prison.

A contractor was accused of failure to file.

World War II veteran faced three counts of failure to file.

Friend of the family accused of fraudulent deductions in tax planning.

A Polish immigrant who became successful in the US was accused of tax irregularities, faced a $100 million assessment with the IRS. She also had to battle a Belize citizen who had gotten title to her assets and several stepchildren who contested her entire estate.

A security guard was charged with killing his best friend due to an argument.

A housewife accused of murdering the Sheriff of Lawrence County. Faced life in prison.

A major contractor in New York faced three felony counts of income tax evasion and 15 years in prison plus loss of civil rights and passport.

A father and son tax preparation team were accused of 30 felonies and faced 94 years in prison. They were charged with conspiracy and filing false tax returns for clients.

A construction supervisor and successful restaurateur, born on a Native American reservation in Washington in a one bedroom home with eight brothers and sisters, was accused of filing false returns and false offers in compromise with the IRS. He faced 8 felony counts and 32 years in prison; his wife faced 4 felony counts and 12 years in prison.

The CEO of a public tech company was accused of both income tax evasion and failing to file. He faced six years in federal prison, hefty fines, and the destruction of the company.

In what the IRS called the largest prosecution case in the history of the agency, a minister and his wife were charged with 64 felonies and faced the possibility of 180 combined years in prison. Their car and home had been seized by the government. Raids were conducted in three countries and a dozen states simultaneously, using over 10% of the special agents employed by IRS. Of an original defense list of ten defendants, all ten were convicted and sentenced. Before Minns got involved, both the minister and his wife had previously lost their cases and were sentenced to long prison terms.

A successful antiques investor, also inventor of an American crossbow weapon and a blow gun device, was charged with three counts of filing false tax returns with gross proceeds alleged to be missing. He was facing a total of 15 years in prison. The factory that built his inventions would close down without him, and he was the sole source of support for his elderly mother and mentally disadvantaged brother.

1,300 airline pilots were accused of tax evasion and filing fraudulent returns. Five pilots were chosen to represent the entire group in trial, called Test Case Petitioners. The pilots faced possible criminal prosecution and bankruptcy, and tax debts which most would never be able to discharge or pay off in their lifetimes, leaving the debt to their estates. Their credit and reputations were destroyed. The two leading lawyers for the IRS, Sims and McWade, were given bonuses for their outstanding work in prosecuting the pilots.

Government indicted successful Lake Michigan Marina Owner on four counts of income tax evasion with a maximum potential sentence of 20 years and hefty fines.

The Government accused Justin Smith of violating Federal Excise tax laws in his Jet airplane leasing company. They also falsely accused him of destroying records. He was raided three times, and the Government refused to share the affidavits used to support the raids.

The owner of a ladies’ lingerie store was accused of income tax evasion by the revenue agent who referred her case to IRS Criminal Investigation