{"id":3939,"date":"2022-05-20T19:31:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/deals-cases\/cra-declines-to-prosecute-executive-in-significant-tax-evasion-scheme\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:17:32","slug":"cra-declines-to-prosecute-executive-in-significant-tax-evasion-scheme","status":"publish","type":"deals-cases","link":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/cra-declines-to-prosecute-executive-in-significant-tax-evasion-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"CRA declines to prosecute executive in significant tax evasion scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a recent decision, the Canadian Revenue Agency (the \u201cCRA\u201d) declined to pursue the prosecution of a business executive as an alleged participant in a significant tax evasion case, as a result of a solicitor-client issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Chodikoff (Tax Disputes Resolution) successfully defended the executive in the 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