Bonum Certa Men Certa

Firm of Bill Gates' Father Accused of Enabling Looting of $500,000,000, Microsoft Tax Dodge Goes to Olympia, Department of Justice Prioritises Financial Fraud

Microsoft cronies



Summary: Gates Senior (shown above) potentially caught in another scandal; Microsoft's practices of not paying tax finally get the wrath of Washington and memories of Microsoft's financial fraud are returning

ON SEVERAL occasions in the past we wrote about K&L Gates [1, 2, 3], which houses 1,900 lawyers in 33 offices. They have enormous power in this nation. As the name may suggest, the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is in there helping his son (Microsoft is a K&L Gates client).



According to this item from the news, a $500,000,000 "looting" was "enabled by law firm and partner".

Guess which law firm?

Marc Kirschner, the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the liquidation of the defunct Latrobe firm, filed an amended complaint in Allegheny County Friday against K&L Gates and partner Sanford Ferguson that alleges Ferguson conducted a substandard internal probe into allegations that Podlucky was engaged in major fraud when he ran the company.

Mike Rick, a spokesman for K&L Gates, had no comment on the new filing.


Ha!

Let us not forget that the Gates Foundation, which both Bill Gates and his father are most deeply involved in, is a tool for evading tax. Felonious families are very skilled at using their money for reputation laundering (or PR) and there are many other examples.

And speaking of which, Mr. Reifman, who used to work for Microsoft, carries on with his mission to expose Microsoft's massive tax dodge [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. Here is his latest update:

Microsoft Tax Dodge Heads to Olympia



On Monday, we made a virtual road trip to Olympia, mailing letters to the entire Washington State Legislature about Microsoft's $1.24 billion tax dodge.

The Legislature just got into session for what looks to be an ugly year. Basically, there's a $2.6 billion deficit and as the Seattle Times put it: "nothing but bad choices".


Financial fraud has just been called "a top DOJ priority", so it is time for the DOJ (unfortunately filled with Microsoft cronies [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]) to look again at Microsoft's financial fraud, which a Microsoft insider helped expose a decade ago [1, 2, 3]. This was never properly resolved and Microsoft's CFO decided to quit two months ago. Someone from the SEC or the IRS ought to make a visit.

Recent Techrights' Posts

Morale at Microsoft Sinking, More Layoffs Expected, Stock Buybacks Blasted
controversial because they should really be illegal
The Kubecost Acquisition Does Not Show IBM is Rich, It Shows It Wants to Distract From Mass Layoffs Happening This Week (Thousands Laid Off in the Dark)
So-called "news deserts" have become a national and international phenomenon (not local/regional)
 
IBM Likely Breaking Several Laws With Latest 'Secret' Mass Layoffs
Never sign an NDA
Gemini Links 19/09/2024: Emacs Wiki and China, IRC Chatting
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
IRC logs for Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Links 18/09/2024: Web Server Survey Shows Microsoft Down Again, Omkhar Arasaratnam Leaves Microsoft-connected OpenSSF
Links for the day
Links 18/09/2024: Gaming Layoffs and New Openwashing by Linux Foundation
Links for the day
Gemini Links 18/09/2024: Home, Ashram, and Markdoc
Links for the day
[Meme] Think. Positive. Saturate the Media.
IBM: Layoffs? What layoffs?
IBM Has Been Lobbying for Software Patents, It's Not the Free Software Community's Ally
The ancient company has been lobbying for these patents for decades already
Over Half a Day Later the Media Still Doesn't Cover Thousands of Layoffs at IBM
Not even a single news site bothered to investigate and report this? Not even one?
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
IRC logs for Tuesday, September 17, 2024
IBM Befriends and Exploits the Biggest Enemy of Software Freedom (Software Patents)
Software Patents and IBM in Today's News
Many Workers Quietly Leave Microsoft, the Company is Running Out of Money (Too Much Debt and Now Massive Buybacks to Keep the Shares From Collapsing While Hiding Humongous Losses)
I've heard of people who just decided to quit Microsoft. They could not handle the anxiety.
Links 17/09/2024: Volkswagen Layoffs May Exceed 15,000, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Arrested
Links for the day
Gemini Links 17/09/2024: Re-framing of Priorities and Journalists
Links for the day
The Linux Foundation is Associating Linux With Scams and With Scam Sites Right Now (Like the Wife of Jim Zemlin Did)
they profit from the sellouts
Mass Layoffs at IBM Today, Just Like Prominent Rumours Said Upfront
past couple of hours
Google's YouTube Already Blocking People Who Block Ads
YouTube feels like it's dying
Links 17/09/2024: More on Microsoft Cuts and XBox Backward Compatibility Issues
Links for the day
IBM is Acting No Better Than Patent Trolls, Preying on Smaller Companies by Suing Them With Software Patents
No Red Hat employee should tolerate this aggression by the employer
Something Has Gone Very Wrong at iTWire
"iTWire has descended into marketing spam"
The Hallmark of a Dying Company Running Low on Money (But Still Trying to Hide That)
Microsoft should look into selling red markers
UEFI 'Secure' Boot Has Put Security at Risk, Suggests New Report
We're vindicated once again
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, September 16, 2024
IRC logs for Monday, September 16, 2024
Links 17/09/2024: China Sanctions and Breadth of Latest Microsoft Layoffs Elaborated Upon
Links for the day
Gemini Links 17/09/2024: Small Improvements in Carbon Capture and Pseudo-Productivity In Java
Links for the day