Pinochet Tax Evader

Pinochet may never face trial for his Coup and the deaths of thousands of Chileans under his regime of terror, but he and his family face tax evasion charges. Reminds me Al Capone. The government may not get ya for murder but they will hunt you down like a dog to get them taxes.

Pinochet daughter seeks US asylum

9.20AM, Thu Jan 26 2006

A daughter of former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is seeking asylum in the US after being arrested at Washington's Dulles airport.

Lucia Pinochet has been indicted by a Chilean judge on tax evasion and false passport charges and a warrant was issued for her arrest.

She was detained after she got off a plane in the US from Argentina.

Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker said he ordered his country's consul in Washington, Felipe Cousino, to try to interview Lucia Pinochet.

He said she apparently has three alternatives, to have US authorities send her back to the country from which she arrived, Argentina; to voluntarily return to Chile and appear in court; or go back to Argentina by herself, which would open the way for an extradition request by Chile.

Lucia Pinochet and several members of her family are implicated in a scandal involving the now-defunct Riggs Bank of Washington.

Congressional investigators alleged that General Pinochet worked with bank managers to set up phoney offshore companies to hide the existence of about $8 million at the bank.

A subsequent judicial investigation in Chile determined that Pinochet had deposited as much as $28 million in accounts in several countries.

Last year, Gen. Pinochet issued a statement denying any wrongdoing and claiming his advisers had paid all of his outstanding taxes.

Investigators say the defendants together evaded $2.05 million in taxes.

Daily Journal

Pinochet family out on bail Daily Journal, Venezuela - 24 Jan 2006 SANTIAGO – Augusto Pinochet’s wife and three of his five children were released on bail Tuesday, after a judge ordered them to stand trial for tax evasion. ...

Santiago Times

PINOCHET’S DAUGHTER ON THE RUN IN CHILE Santiago Times (subscription), Chile - 24 Jan 2006 25, 2006) Former dictator Augusto Pinochet’s eldest daughter failed to appear before the Santiago Appeals Court Tuesday morning with her mother and four ...

Pinochet's wife and children arrested
Swissinfo, Switzerland - 23 Jan 2006
SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - The wife and five children of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet were arrested on Monday on tax evasion and fraud charges as ...

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