[TPIN] Phil Driscoll

[Michael Anderson]

I have a bit of an inside connection regarding this topic and it was told to
me yesterday that if Phil does not win the appeal he will probably do a
minimum of 5 years jail time since it is a federal case. Maximum is 15.
There are three counts and they can be served concurrently.

The case has to do with his use of the allowance the IRS gives to Ministers
for a maintaining a parish home. Apparently they think Phil overdid this
allowance for some time... The number is quite large. In fact, they have put
in stricter regulations since this case.

Personally, I hate to see anyone do jail time over this sort of
thing..(martha stewart) Fines are in order perhaps, but going to the big
house is not imo.

My best wishes to Phil. I hope he wins on appeal.

MA

> From: <strickla at airmail.net>
> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:59:48 -0500 (CDT)
> To: <Abloncotpin at aol.com>
> Cc: <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [TPIN] Phil Driscoll
> 
> Mike,
> 
> I am very disturbed about this development. It is very easy to misstep, so
> I hope that he can resolve some way to be useful to the community and not
> have to do jail time.
> 
> Bob
> 
>> 
>> In a message dated 6/13/2006 3:20:26 AM Central Daylight Time,
>> joes1 at earthlink.net writes:
>> 
>> I can't  comment on the tax case & conviction he now faces without more
>> facts.  But I do know from friends who have been through things like
>> this ---  that you must always be very careful (no matter how lofty  your
>> ideals or how noble your intent)  to get expert tax advise as  you earn
>> more money. And I have been told by attorney friends that a "jury  trial
>> is always risky." (A jury trial is when you place your fate in the  hands
>> of 12 people who couldn't come up with a way to get out of jury  duty.)
>> 
>> 
>> =========================================
>> 
>> Phil briefly played in my college band with me.  It was obvious even  then
>> that he was *enormously* talented as a soloist.  Concerning the case,  we
>> have
>> only read a paragraph or two about it.  Eventually the whole thing  will
>> be
>> written up in the tax archives, but it is very easy to misstep when you
>> are in a
>> nonprofit situation, as many of you already know.  Chances are,  the
>> decision
>> will be appealled, but hopefully Phil will come through this all  right
>> and
>> be able to get back to his work and ministry.
>>