Wednesday, February 03, 1999
Tax conspiracy trial goes to jury
Father, two sons say it's all lies
BY BEN L. KAUFMAN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Madeira insurance broker Edgar F. Bradley is a liar and a cheat who refused to file tax returns and conspired to frustrate tax collectors, federal prosecutors argued Tuesday.
They also asked U.S. District Court jurors to convict his sons, Edgar F. Bradley II and Roy Claudius Bradley, on the same charges.
The eldest Mr. Bradley was so bold, prosecutor Thomas G. Voracek said, that he told the Internal Revenue Service he had no income even as commissions poured in and he golfed and dined at the Kenwood Country Club.
In their closing arguments, the Bradleys alleged government lies and deception.
They said they are willing to pay any lawfully imposed tax, but said the income tax is unconstitutional.
They said Article I of the U.S. Constitution says such direct taxes must be apportioned among — and collected by — the states.
Instead, the Bradleys said, the federal income tax is an excise tax and they have no agreement with the federal government that makes their income liable to it.
“Disagreement with the law is not a defense,” prosecutor Rita Genetti Calvin countered.
From 1991 to 1993, Ms. Calvin said, the men created a web of trusts and banks to impede IRS agents.
Defending themselves are Edgar Bradley, 67; Edgar Bradley II, 41, of Mount Adams; and Roy Bradley, 36, of Montgomery.
If convicted, they could be imprisoned for six months or more.
Jury deliberations begin today.
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