Four E&Y Partners Convicted on All Counts in Tax Shelter Fraud

Former and current Ernst & Young tax partners Robert Coplan, Martin Nissenbaum, Richard Shapiro, and Brian Vaughn were convicted by a jury yesterday of all counts relating to the promotion of fraudulent tax shelters through E&Y's infamous Value Ideas Produce Extraordinary Results (Viper) group.

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