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Irwin Allen Schiff (February 24, 1928 – October 16, 2015) was an American tax protester. Schiff was known for writing and promoting literature in which he claimed the income tax in the United States is applied incorrectly. He lost several civil cases against the federal government and had a record of multiple convictions for various federal tax crimes. Schiff was serving a sentence of at least 13 years for tax crimes at the time of his death. The Federal Bureau of Prisons reported that Schiff died on October 16, 2015.〔Inmate locator, Federal Bureau of Prisons, inmate # 08537-014, at ().〕 Schiff was the father of investor and former United States Senate candidate Peter Schiff. ==Background== Schiff was born to a Jewish family in New Haven, Connecticut. His parents were immigrants from Poland〔(The American Conservative: "Dr. Doom Runs for Senate" By Michael Brendan Dougherty ) October 1, 2009〕 and his father worked as a carpenter.〔 In 1950, Schiff attended the University of Connecticut where he obtained a B.S. with a double major in Accounting and Economics.〔''Schiff v. Commissioner'', 47 T.C.M. (CCH) 1706, T.C. Memo 1984-223, CCH Dec. 41,174(M) (1984), ''aff'd per curiam'', 751 F.2d 116, 85-1 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) paragr. 9108 (2d Cir. 1984).〕 After college, Schiff was in the insurance brokerage business in Connecticut. In connection with his business, he was involved in a tax shelter in which he became the victim of a Ponzi scheme in which he lost money belonging to him and his clients.〔Jason Zengerle, "Hell Nay, We Won't Pay," March 29, 2009, ''The New York Times'', at ().〕 In 1968, he testified〔''United States v. Schiff'', 612 F.2d 73, 80-1 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) paragr. 9112 (2d Cir. 1979).〕 before the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency in opposition to the removal of gold backing from Federal Reserve Notes. In 1976, he published a book entitled ''The Biggest Con: How the Government is Fleecing You''.〔 Schiff was a candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in 1996, and he participated in a Libertarian presidential candidates debate in Washington on July 5, 1996.〔(Libertarian Presidential Candidates Debate ), C-SPAN〕 Schiff had a web site named "PayNoIncomeTax.com," which offered his various books for sale. He was featured in Hollywood producer Aaron Russo's 2006 film ''America: Freedom to Fascism.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irwin Schiff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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