Castroneves - Not Guilty in Tax Evasion Case
On the afternoon of its sixth day of deliberations in the case of former Indy car driver, Helio Castroneves, the jury returned a not guilty verdict on all charges of tax evasion, but they were unable to reach a verdict on the conspiracy count as reported here. Earlier in the day, the judge had informed the jury that he would not provide them copies of the attorneys’ opening statements because those statements are not evidence.
The jury found Castroneves’ sister, his manager, not guilty on all tax evasion counts, but they also remained deadlocked on the conspiracy count, and they found his former attorney, Alan Miller, not guilty on all counts in a huge win for Bob Bennett, his well known Washington, D.C., attorney. Castroneves, represented by Roy Black, contended that he relied on advisers to handle his finances and that he was going to pay his taxes when the money was attributable to him. The court declared a mistrial on the conspiracy charge. A huge victory for attorneys Bob Bennett, Roy Black, Howard Srebnick and his brother, Scotty Srebnick, all of whom are exceptional attorneys!
