The old adage is crime doesn't pay, only one certainly can wonder sometimes about the accuracy of it given the volume of of politicians that normally be criminals! Regardless, the fact are usually making money from an offence doesn't mean you shouldn't have to pay taxes. Correct. The IRS wants its unfair share of your ill gotten gains! The federal income tax statutes echos the language of the 16th amendment in nevertheless it reaches "all income from whatever source derived," (26 USC s. 61) i...