Wife of ‘Cracking the Code’ Author Sentenced to 18 Months for Tax Fraud

The wife of Peter Eric Hendrickson, who wrote “Cracking the Code: The Fascinating Truth About Taxation in America,” was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release (United States v. Hendrickson, E.D. Mich., 2:13-cr-20371, sentencing memorandum 4/8/15).

According to the government, the Hendricksons filed federal income tax returns for 2002 and 2003 on which they falsely claimed they earned zero wages. Based on those returns, the Internal Revenue Service issued more than $20,000 in income tax refunds that the couple wasn’t entitled to. Peter Hendrickson was convicted in 2009 of filing multiple ...