The following excerpt is from Gilbert v. C. I. R., 552 F.2d 478 (2nd Cir. 1977):
The starting point for analysis of this case is James v. United States, 366 U.S. 213, 81 S.Ct. 1052, 6 L.Ed.2d 246 (1961), which established that embezzled funds can constitute taxable income to the embezzler.
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