Freedom Law School is a sponsor of Messari's Crypto Conference. Paymon Mottahedeh's booth in New York is front and center. Mottahede spoke on Monday.
Who's Who Crypto is among the sponsors of Messery Mainnet, a crypto conference in New York City.
There are industry pillars like Coinbase, Circle and Ripple. There are up-and-comers like Pyth and Zito.
And then there's Freedom Law School, which paid $40,000 to sponsor the conference, says founder Paymon Mottahede. News.
As attendees filed into the conference hall in Manhattan, the company's booth greeted attendees in all caps: “Never pay crypto taxes.”
Freedom Law School says customers don't have to pay federal income tax. If the US Internal Revenue Service goes after them for tax evasion, the company promises to defend them — for a fee.
For a single taxpayer with a salary of $100,000, choosing a “Restore Freedom Plan” would cost about $4,500 a year, according to Business's online estimator.
At the conference, crypto startup founder Mahesh Sashital raised his eyebrows at Freedom Law School's legal pronouncements.
“I really don't want to be associated with anything like this,” he said News.
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But Messari didn't care. The Freedom Law School logo for the conference is on their website. Plastering was done across the boards at the conference venue. And business founder Peymon Mottahedeh spoke on the conference floor Monday about how not to pay taxes.
Messari's CEO Eric Turner said his presentation was part of his sponsorship package News. He declined to comment on the details of the deal, including the sponsorship amount.
“Messari works with a range of sponsors to address various issues that crypto users face,” Turner said. News. “Rather than trying to be the arbiters of solutions, our goal is to create conversations between people in the industry.”
“If people don't want to be ignorant and look at things with an open mind, that's their problem,” founder Mottahedeh said. News.
'don't be afraid'
Motahede argued against him Website He has not paid federal income taxes since 1993.
In a handout he handed out to Messari's conference attendees, he argued that it had been “proven” that the only people required to pay federal income taxes were Washington residents and federal employees in the nation's capital.
But Mottahede did not have much success in court.
In 2016, the Department of Justice successfully convicted Richard Grant of tax evasion. There is a grant Sentenced 33 months imprisonment.
“Instead of using the attorney we consulted with Richard, he ignored our instructions and hired his own attorney,” read an entry on the Freedom Law School website.
And, in 2023, the Court of Appeal Reiterated Tax Court decision that Motthede evaded payment of taxes from 2001 to 2006.
“The Court of Appeals did not address what I said,” Motahede said News. “Briefs are heavy.”
However, Freedom Law School will not let the law or his deaths stand in his way in his mission to spread the gospel of tax evasion.
“Don't be afraid!” “What happens if Paymon dies?” About read a response to a frequently asked question on his website.
Freedom Law School Founder Shares His Tax Avoidance Secrets With “Passionate Activists” “You can't get caught when Paymon dies.”
Ben Weiss is the Dubai correspondent News. Got a tip? Email him [email protected].
(Disclosure: Lama Corp, parent of News, provides some of Messari's services.)
