Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-22 | Page 2 | Turf Publisher, Aids Indicted

TURF PUBLISHER t AIDS INDICTED CHICAGO Aug 22 UP M. M. M L. L c. c Annenberg millionaire publisher r 1 and seven others were charged by bya a federal i grand jury today with conspiracy to defraud the government govern- govern t 4 ment of in taxes penalties penalties pen- pen tf and interest on the income tJ o of the Consensus Publishing com com- comI I f f p Pany ny a racing news s service e. e iA i The page 43 indictment coverIng coverIng cover- cover l Ing g the years 1929 to 1936 Inclusive Inclusive s sive ve was returned by the same grand jury which August 11 acc accused accused ac- ac c sed Annenberg publisher o of the Inquirer of failing to pay in income income tax In Interest int in- in t terest rest and penalties The new charge was one of ot the several which District Attorney William J. J Campbell said would follow the indictment the largest criminal tax case on government records The seven codefendants Indicted with Annenberg were William St. St Louis president president president pres pres- ident of the Consensus Publishing company an Illinois corporation with offices in Chicago St. St Louis and Cincinnati Jules Taylor New York manager manag manag- er of the Interstate Brokerage J company New Y York rk City Arnold W. W Kruse Chicago secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the Cecilia company Annenberg's Annenberg's Annenberg's An- An chief h holding corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion and arid a codefendant in Annenberg's Annenberg's Annenberg's Annen- Annen bergs berg's personal income ta tax ta case James M. M Ragen Sr Chicago general manager of Nationwide news service Annenberg's tur turf Information information information in In- formation wire organization James M. M Ragen Jr Chicago assistant assistant assistant as as- general manager of Nationwide Nation Nation- wide vide News Herbert S. S KamIn Chicago a corporation attorney who the government government government gov gov- said represented Annenberg Annenberg Annen Annen- Annenberg berg in certain matters Lester A. A Kruse described by the government as a son of Arnold W. W Kruse The government charged the tax owed by the company was 77 Penalties sa a and n d interest brought the figure to I The first four counts of the Indictment indictment indictment in in- charged all eight defendants defendants defend defend- ants with attempting to evade the federal income tax on on the Consensus Consensus Consensus Con Con- comp company's nys ny's earnings from 1933 to 1936 inclusive The fifth count charged them with conspiring conspiring con conspiring and combining to defeat I payment of income taxes owed by bythe bythe bythe the company from 1929 1920 to 1936 inclusive in in-