A federal jury has convicted prominent Supreme Court litigator Thomas Goldstein on multiple charges, including tax evasion, following a six-week trial in Greenbelt, Maryland. Goldstein, co-founder of the influential SCOTUSblog, was found guilty on 12 of 16 counts, culminating in convictions for tax evasion, false tax returns, and willful failure to pay taxes.
Prosecutors presented evidence that Goldstein concealed millions in gambling income from the federal government. They alleged that he had misallocated funds from his law firm to cover substantial gambling debts and falsely deducted these debts as business expenses. Among the accusations was a staggering claim that Goldstein netted around $50 million in poker winnings in 2016 alone,…