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Independence lawyer indicted for tax evasion

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Independence attorney John C. Carnes has been indicted with one count of tax evasion, one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the IRS and seven counts of failure to pay taxes, KCUR reports.

A former member of the Jackson County Legislature and Independence City Council, Carnes previously served two years in prison after being convicted in 1989 of bank fraud and bribing another council member. His law license was reinstated in 2006.

Now, he's accused of allegedly avoiding paying taxes between 2012 and 2018, among other charges.

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