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DC Attorney General Karl Racine confirmed via his official Twitter account that he intends to sue ex-Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor for alleged tax fraud. According to AG Karl Racine, Micheal Saylor has “lived in the Washington District for more than a decade but has never paid any income taxes.”
Furthermore, AG Karl Racine intends to sue Microstrategy for their alleged involvement in helping ex-CEO Michael Saylor evade taxes on “hundreds of millions of dollars he’s earned while living in DC.”
According to , this is the first lawsuit brought under DC’s recently amended False Claim Act, which encourages whistleblowers to report residents who evade the tax laws by misrepresenting their residences.
The US Department of Justice’s False Claim Act section was last updated on February 2, 2022. According to the False Claims Act, any person who knowingly submitted false claims to the government was liable for double the government’s damages plus a penalty of $2,000 for each false claim.
The FCA allows private citizens to file suits on behalf of the government against members of society who they believe have defrauded the government. Private citizens who succesfully bring actions are to receive a portion of the government’s recovery.
This story is breaking and will be updated as further details emerge.
