Back
in
May,
a
former
Biglaw
partner
pleaded
guilty
to
two
misdemeanor
counts
of
failing
to
pay
his
income
taxes
in
2016
and
2020,
and
it
was
likely
that
he
could
face
time
in
federal
prison.
Earlier
this
week,
his
sentence
was
handed
down.
Eric
Lenzen,
44,
who
formerly
worked
as
a
partner
at
Husch
Blackwell,
where
he
led
the
firm’s
financial
services
and
capital
markets
group,
and
later
lateraled
to
Dykema
Gossett.
He
was
working
at
Husch
during
the
tax
years
in
question,
where
his
ongoing
legal
problems
caused
issues
that
followed
him
to
Dykema.
Lenzen
—
who
according
to
federal
prosecutors
“spent
lavishly
on
private
planes,
jewelry,
and
golf
memberships
—
was
sentenced
to
16
months
in
prison.
Reuters
has
additional
details
on
his
sentence:
Prosecutors
sought
16
months
for
Lenzen,
arguing
in
an
Oct.
8
sentencing
memo
that
his
failure
to
pay
taxes
was
“not
a
one-time
poor
decision
nor
a
single
mistake.”Instead,
it
was
“an
extended
course
of
conduct”
in
which
Lenzen
“repeatedly
lied
to
IRS
employees
and
moved
and
transferred
money
so
that
he
could
avoid
paying
taxes
while
continuing
to
enjoy
living
extravagantly,”
assistant
U.S.
Attorney
Julie
Stewart
said.
Final
restitution
has
not
yet
been
set,
but
Lenzen
has
already
admitted
that
he
owes
more
than
$3.9
million
in
unpaid
taxes,
including
interest
and
accrued
penalties.
Best
of
luck
to
Eric
Lenzen
as
he
transitions
from
Biglaw
to
the
Big
House.
Ex-partner
at
US
law
firms
Husch,
Dykema
sentenced
for
tax
crimes
[Reuters]
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