Are You Trying to Defraud Me?
Published May 12, 2003
My lawyer asked me to pay him in cash. I gave him a check.
He said, "I asked you to pay me in cash."
Acting innocent, I said, "A check is cash."
"No," he replied. "Cash is green."
"My goodness, are you trying to defraud me?" I asked.
"No," he answered. "I'm trying to defraud the IRS."
Originally published May 13, 2003.
