Tobey Maguire Testifies in Thomas Goldstein Tax Fraud Trial, Revealing $500K Legal Fee Routed to Poker Creditor Amid High-Stakes Gambling Dispute

Tobey Maguire Testifies in Thomas Goldstein Tax Fraud Trial, Revealing $500K Legal Fee Routed to Poker Creditor Amid High-Stakes Gambling Dispute

Actor Tobey Maguire testified Wednesday in the Maryland federal court case against former SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein, explaining that he redirected a $500,000 payment for Goldstein’s legal services to another poker player owed money by Goldstein, rather than paying Goldstein’s law firm directly. The testimony is a key component of the government’s tax fraud allegations against Goldstein, who prosecutors claim hid millions of dollars fro…

Tobey Maguire Testifies in U.S. Lawyer Tax Evasion Trial

Hollywood actor Tobey Maguire appeared this week in a federal courtroom to testify in the high-profile tax evasion trial of Tom Goldstein, a once-prominent U.S. Supreme Court advocate accused of concealing millions of dollars in income from high-stakes poker games and falsifying financial records. Maguire, best known for his starring role in the Spider-Man film franchise, was called as a prosecution witness in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, M…