Criminal
Sep. 24, 2014
Judge questions soundness of fraud case against Israeli banking executive
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter pressed the government for specific evidence to prove Shokrollah Baravarianknew customers that he helped set up with secret Israeli bank accounts intended to use them to avoid paying federal taxes.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - In a rare criminal discovery motion hearing, a judge Monday repeatedly questioned the soundness of tax fraud and conspiracy charges brought by federal prosecutors against a former Israeli banking executive.
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter pressed the government to point to specific evidence that proved Shokrollah Baravarian, a former executive at Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd., knew custom...
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