Local gambler, owner, breeder facing prison time

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

The only tax fraud that happens is whenever anyone pays their federal income tax.

Generally, people who make 400K a year should be taxed hard by the man.

A guy like this might be doing very deceptive things to fund his betting ... but ultimately, he's paying WAY more than his fair share for a person of his income and he's doing it playing a game that is mentally challenging and stimulating. It's harmful to no one and in ways mentally beneficial.

Having him rot in a jail cell on the tax payers dime benefits no one. Letting him work so he can pay back that 138K is punishment enough.

I'd love to see a breakdown of all the money he's bet over the last 15 years -- and how much of that handle went to betting taxes that are designed to discourage a person like him from having anything at all to do with the sport of horse racing.