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Criminal

Oct. 30, 2014

Trial begins in conspiracy case against former Israeli banking executive

In opening statements Tuesday, a prosecutor and a defense lawyer sparred over whether Shokrollah Baravarian helped U.S. citizens evade taxes.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - In opening statements Tuesday, a prosecutor and a defense lawyer sparred over whether a former Israeli banking executive helped U.S. citizens evade taxes.


In its preamble to the case, the government laid out a story it claims puts defendant Shokrollah Baravarian squarely at the center of a criminal conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.


Rebecca Perlmutter, a tax ...

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