144:. This inspired 138 of his customers to withhold from the government $ 3.3 million in taxes. Konicov had also not filed his own taxes for 1994, 1995, and 1996. The Internal Revenue Service pursued charges against Konicov, and on June 22, 2001, Konicov was convicted on one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and three counts of willfully failing to file Federal income tax returns. The trial was prosecuted by the same U.S. Attorney who oversaw the 1981 FDA raid of Potentials Unlimited, Phillip J. Green, who stated in a press release, "At this time, when citizens are uniting, all taxpayers need to pay their fair share. It is these collected taxes that fund the Federal agencies that are currently called upon to serve the safety and security needs of each and everyone. This verdict and sentence should send a strong message to those people who are engaged in similar activities and I urge them to comply with the Federal tax laws." On October 15, 2001, Konicov was sentenced to 87 months in a federal penitentiary followed by three years probation. In addition, the judge ordered Konicov to pay his own back taxes which totaled $ 11,311.81.
37:. He was the President and chief hypnotherapist of Potentials Unlimited. At one time Konicov sold approximately a million self-hypnosis tapes a year. Konicov was also notable for his involvement in several court cases including United States v Konicov, a 2001 conviction for one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States by impeding, impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful governmental functions of the
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Konicov's self-help self-hypnosis recordings are distinguished by his soothing voice and what Konicov referred to as his trademark—the words "Hello, Greetings, and Welcome" which begin each recording. Konicov since created over 200 programs. Konicov stated he began training other
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ignored repeated instructions not to testify during his opening statement, and engaged in a pointless debate over the court’s jurisdiction." However, the court also noted that US v
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