The attorney for Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law facing trial for terrorism charges in the Southern District was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday for failing to report more than $3 million in income from legal fees to the IRS.
Stanley Cohen, who represents al Qaida terrorism conspiracy defendant Suleiman Abu Ghaith, was charged in the Southern District with five counts of failing to file income tax returns between 2005 and 2011 and a single count of wire fraud related to New York State taxes. In a statement, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Cohen instructed his clients to pay him in cash “and then stockpiled the money he received in legal fees to avoid paying his fair share of taxes.”
