USA v. Beavers
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November 27, 2013
Ex-Illinois Commissioner To Be Jailed For Tax Evasion
Former Cook County Commissioner William Beavers will begin serving a six-month sentence for tax evasion and obstruction on Monday after an Illinois federal judge refused the politician's bid to remain free pending the outcome of an appeal to overturn his conviction.
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March 21, 2013
Chicago-Area Official Convicted On Criminal Tax Charges
Cook County Commissioner William Beavers was convicted Thursday of three counts of filing false tax returns and one count of attempted obstruction in the government's case accusing the Illinois politician of failing to pay taxes on campaign funds he allegedly used for gambling and other personal purposes.
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March 20, 2013
Ill. County Official Won't Testify At His Criminal Tax Trial
Cook County Commissioner William Beavers said Wednesday he would not be testifying at his criminal tax trial as planned, and his lawyers rested their case soon after an Illinois federal judge limited the testimony of their expert witness.
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March 19, 2013
Ill. Official Held Onto Campaign Cash, IRS Agent Says
An Internal Revenue Service agent testified Tuesday that an Illinois county official's personal and campaign finances suggest the politician, facing tax charges, held onto $30,000 in campaign funds between 2006 and 2008, and sometimes cashed checks drawn on campaign accounts the same day he hit the casino.
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March 15, 2013
Ill. Official's Tax Charges Aren't State Law Issue: Judge
An Illinois county official's defense team again pushed their stance at his criminal tax trial Friday that the politican was not forbidden under state law to use funds withdrawn from his campaign accounts for gambling, prompting the judge to say state law violations are not at issue in the case.
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December 04, 2012
Ill. County Official Gets Tax Trial Pushed Back
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday pushed back the impending criminal tax trial of Cook County Commissioner William Beavers to early next year, citing uncertainty about when one of the defendant's lawyers would be able to return to court after an illness.
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November 30, 2012
Judge Sets Limits Ahead Of Ill. Official's Criminal Tax Trial
A federal judge told an Illinois county official's attorneys Friday that they cannot mention his amended tax returns during opening statements at his upcoming criminal tax trial and also indicated that prosecutors should mind their tone if they talk about his alleged use of campaign funds to gamble.
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November 29, 2012
Feds Say Ill. Official Can't Back Up Claim Suit Was Vindictive
Prosecutors fought back Thursday against an Illinois county official's recent claim that a criminal tax case set for trial Monday is an instance of "vindictive prosecution" spurred by his refusal to cooperate in probes of other officials, saying the claim is unsupported.