"Wait, Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me" is an insanely funny question and answer program of political and social satire broadcast on National Public Radio. Last weekend host Peter Sagal reported on the strange case of Mikey Hicks, an eight-year-old Cub Scout from New Jersey who happens to be on a Transportation Security Administration watch list because he shares his name with a suspicious person. Due for...
When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is, especially if the promised benefits include a substantial tax break. On October 26, in federal district court in Utah, David Plummer, Spencer Plummer, and Terry Green entered guilty pleas on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States. The charge arose from a fraudulent tax shelter scheme called the "Mare Lease Program" that...
