Once Upon A Time in Computerland: The Amazing Billion-Dollar Tale of Bill Millard's Computerland Empire, by Janathan Littman (TPB, 1990, $2)
Back when this book was written William Millard had just sold his company, Computerland. Then he and his wife just vanished, leaving behind a tax bill which now, with interest and penalties, is over 100 million dollars. A law firm and private investigators had been looking for him when he was spotted at a restaurant in the Grand Caymen Islands having a holiday dinner with his daughter. Quietly subpoenas were obtained for his bank accounts, but J.P. Morgan "accidently" (?) sent information to Millard's daughter about the probe. Millard started moving money, the government hot on his trail, catching some of the money he couldn't move in time. (Don't worry, he has plenty of money stashed all over the place. He's had 20 years to hide it.) He now says through a lawyer that he never went into hiding, nor did he know he owed tax to the U.S. government. Yeh, right. This time you have to root for the IRS.
Look for this book on the new non-fiction table. Avail. 9/16.
