California AG Jerry Brown Sues 'Tax Lady' Roni Deutch for 'Swindling Thousands of Clients'

California Attorney General (and Democratic gubernatorial candidate) Jerry Brown has filed a $34 million lawsuit against Roni Deutch, claiming that the self-described "Tax Lady" has swindled thousands of customers with tax problems with the IRS.  From the press release:

Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today filed a $34 million lawsuit against television's "Tax Lady Roni Deutch" for orchestrating a "heartless scheme" that swindled thousands of people facing serious and expensive tax collection problems with the IRS. "Tax Lady Roni Deutch is engaged in a heartless scheme that swindled people with tax problems," Brown said. "She promises to significantly reduce their IRS tax debts, but instead preys on their vulnerability, taking large up-front payments but providing little or no help in lowering their tax bills."

• Complaint
• Request for Preliminary Injunction)

Press and blogosphere coverage:

• Associated Press
• CBS MoneyWatch
• L.A. Times
• Sacramento Bee
• San Francisco Chronicle
• TaxGrrrl
• Tax Update Blog
• Time
• Web CPA