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U.S. v. ALT

No. 95-1124.

83 F.3d 779 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William J. ALT, M.D.; Rosalinda Alt; Karen Alt; Robert W. Alt, Defendants, William J. Alt, M.D., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary R. Allen, Acting Chief (briefed), Charles E. Brookhart, William J. Patton (argued), Laurie Snyder, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Appellate Section Tax Div., Washington, DC, for U.S.

Allan A. Ackerman (argued and briefed), Chicago, IL, for William J. Alt.

William J. Alt, Nunica, MI, pro se.

Rosalinda Alt, Nunica, MI, pro se.

Robert W. Alt, Nunica, MI, pro se.

Before: MILBURN and BOGGS, Circuit Judges; and BORMAN, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Dr. William Alt appeals a civil verdict for the plaintiff United States in an action to collect back taxes, interest, and statutory penalties under the Internal Revenue Code. Alt, who had already pled guilty to criminal charges of income tax fraud, contends that the award of statutory penalties to the government violates the Double Jeopardy and Excessive Fines Clauses of the Constitution. The district court rejected Alt's defense, holding that the award...

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