Getting your player ready...
Closing arguments in the tax- fraud trial of small-government guru Douglas Bruce will begin this morning, after eight days of testimony.
Bruce is charged with evading state taxes, filing a false return, attempting to influence a public servant and failing to file a return between 2005 and 2010.
Prosecutors allege Bruce owes for the $178,000 interest gained on the millions he deposited into the anti-tax charity he ran and used to support ballot initiatives.
Bruce maintains none of that interest ended up in his pocket and that the state has brought a case against him for his political views.
The former lawmaker and father of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights could face jail time or up to $500,000 in fines if convicted.
