ALLEGED TAX EVASION
MR. ANDREW MELLON DEPARTMENTAL ACTION DENIAL OF ACCUSATIONS (Received September 16, 6.35 p.m.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 15 In spite of the refusal of a Pennsylvanian Grand Jury to indict Mr. Andrew Mellon, formerly Secretary of the Treasury, on a charge of tax evasion, the Department of Internal Revenue to-day filed a brief with the Board qf Tax Appeals accusing Mr. Mellon of "scheming to evade taxes" aggregating 3,075,000 dollars while he was in office. The allegation is that Mr. Mellon illegally reduced his taxable income by "fictitious securities sales and other devices,"
Mr. Mellon immediately denied the validity of the brief and reiterated his charge that he is being subjected to political persecution by the present Administration.
A grand jury at Pittsburgh on May 8 disposed of the Government's tax evasion charge against Mr. Andrew Mellon, by refusing to indict him and returning a "no bill." Mr. Mellon expressed his gratification and announced that instead of having evaded the payment of 716,000 dollars income tax in 1931 as alleged, he had actually overpaid, and now would seek a refund.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21907, 17 September 1934, Page 9
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181ALLEGED TAX EVASION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21907, 17 September 1934, Page 9
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