Roy Cone's Refusal to Pay Taxes

In 1983, Ronald Reagan appointed Marianne Trump Berry, Donald Trump's sister, to the US District Court. Cone joked readily that he didn't have a bank account because the IRS would immediately seize it. From January 1970 to December 1977, no less than 28 judgments were filed against Roy in Manhattan State Supreme Court. In 14 separate cases, judges ordered him to pay the state of New York a total of $71,392.61. For a relatively small bill, it's often not worth the trouble. Rather than pursue Roy, a Manhattan button store swallowed a $60 bill.