Feds say indicted lawyer owes $780K to IRS, hid tobacco settlement money in others' accounts
Updated: An Illinois lawyer who represented the state in tobacco litigation has been federally indicted for a claimed failure to pay $780,000 in income tax over a 20-year period ending in 2013.
Daniel Soso, 63, is also accused of failing to file a tax return for the years from 2008 to 2012 until 2014, when he the indictment says he learned his finances were under investigation, the Chicago Tribune (reg. req.) reports.
Soso, who practices in Chicago and has no history of attorney discipline, according to Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission website, declined the newspaper’s request for comment, saying that he has not seen the indictment yet.
The indictment, unsealed Thursday, charges Soso with a single tax-evasion count. It contends that the attorney tried to hide his tobacco litigation settlement income from the Internal Revenue Service by depositing money in relatives’ and friends’ bank accounts.
Related coverage:
Chicago Tribune (reg. req.): “Ex-Ald. Edward Vrdolyak at center of attorney’s tax-evasion indictment”
Updated on June 4 to include link to subsequent Chicago Tribune article.
