Jerome and Jared Adrian

[Lambkin]

Here's a bit of TP history rolled up in a bit of local reporting. It's about Jerome Adrian, the former proprietor of Adrian Sod in Sioux Falls, and his son Jared. They thought if they said mumbo jumbo hocus pocus wackadoodle-doo, it would make the tax man go away, but sadly it didn't work.

http://www.starherald.com/news/regional ... 8a8f6.html

Jerry Adrian was a prominent Sioux Falls businessman for almost 50 years, respected for his work ethic and reliability.
He was a community leader, known for a generous heart, a commitment to children and adherence to his Christian faith.

By the time he died last year, the Adrian name had become known for something else: tax evasion and a fringe ideology known as the sovereign citizen movement. The founder of Adrian Sod was charged with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. for a decade-long failure to pay taxes he had refused to recognize as legitimate.

His son, Jared Adrian, was given an 11-month prison sentence last week for following in his father’s unlawful business practices.

You may recall this parcel of idiocy from this thread: http://quatloos.com/Q-Forum/viewtopic.p ... 49&p=72950

More on Jared:

http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/c ... /10251325/

The son of a now-deceased sod dealer will spend 11 months in prison after admitting to ducking nearly $360,000 in taxes.

Jared Adrian, 46, was indicted in 2012 alongside his father, Jerome Adrian, who followed a fringe ideology known as the sovereign citizen movement. The father was the founder and proprietor of Adrian Sod, while the son operated a spinoff business called Jared Adrian Sod.

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They told the feds to sod off and it didn't work.