Opinion
ANDRÉ BIROTTE, Jr., United States Attorney, SANDRA B. BROWN, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief Tax Division, ROBET F. CONTE (SBN 157582), Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, COLIN C. SAMPSON, Trial Attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Attorneys for United States of America.
FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION AGAINST DEFENDANT IVAN T. JOHNSON
VIRGINIA PHILLIPS, District Judge.
Pursuant to the STIPULATION FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT IVAN T. JOHNSON between Defendant Ivan T. Johnson and Plaintiff United States of America, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that, Pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §§ 7402(a) and 7407, the following injunction and final judgment be entered against Defendant Ivan T. Johnson as follows:
1. Defendant Ivan T. Johnson is permanently enjoined from Organizing, promoting, marketing, or selling any tax services that advises or incites customers to attempt to violate the internal revenue laws or attempt to violate the internal revenue laws or unlawfully evade the assessment or collection of their federal tax liabilities.
2. Defendant Ivan T. Johnson is permanently enjoined from making false or fraudulent statements about the securing of any tax benefit by reason of participating in any tax plan or arrangement.
3. Defendant Ivan T. Johnson is permanently enjoined from encouraging, instructing, advising and assisting others to violate the tax laws, including to evade the payment of taxes.
4. Defendant Ivan T. Johnson is permanently enjoined from acting as a federal income tax preparer, or preparing or providing or filing federal income tax returns for anyone other than himself.
5. Defendant Ivan T. Johnson is permanently enjoined from assisting or advising anyone in connection with preparing or filing a federal income tax return.
6. Defendant Ivan T. Johnson is permanently enjoined from engaging in conduct subject to penalty under 26 U.S.C. § 6694, 6695, 6700 or 6701.
7. Defendant Ivan T. Johnson is permanently enjoined from engaging in any conduct that substantially interferes with the proper administration and enforcement of the internal revenue laws and from promoting any false tax scheme.
8. This Court shall retain jurisdiction of this action for the purpose of implementing and enforcing this permanent injunction and final judgment against Defendant Ivan T. Johnson.
9. The United States is permitted to engage in post-judgment discovery to ensure Defendant Ivan T. Johnson's compliance with the permanent injunction.
10. Each party will bear its own costs and attorney fees in this matter.
IT IS SO ORDERED.