Former NFL Player, Ex-Casino Owner and Nevada Businessman Indicted in Massive Tax Fraud Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice reports in its press release (quotation, not an independent finding): “WASHINGTON - A Las Vegas federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Alan Rodrigues, a former pit boss and casino owner from Henderson, Nev.; Weston Coolidge, a businessman from Las Vegas; and Joseph Prokop, a former National Football League punter from Upland, Calif., with a tax fraud scheme for their promotion of a fraudulent tax product through the now defunct National Audit Defense Network (NADN), the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. The defendants were charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, 15 counts of aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, and five counts of mail fraud for their part in the scheme. According to the indictment, Rodrigues was NADN’s general manager, Coolidge was NADN’s chairman and president and Prokop was the national marketing director of Oryan Management and Financial Services. It is alleged that Oryan Management and Financial Services is a sole proprietorship, operating in Upland, Calif., that paid NADN a commission to sell Tax Break 2000. According to the indictment, in early 2001, NADN began selling Tax Break 2000, a shopping Web site that the defendants fraudulently stated would allow customers to claim legitimate income tax credits and deductions under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Internal Revenue Code. NADN allegedly marketed its services nationwide through radio advertisements and promotional appearances on talk radio programs. The indictment further alleges that, from 2001 through 2004, the defendants caused NADN to sell Tax Bre”