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deathwatch

Red Herring owes the taxman $2 million, ex-employees say

The longevity of troubled tech publisher Red Herring was a mystery until one ex-employee enlightened me: Publisher Alex Vieux simply doesn't pay his bills. What a brilliant way to achieve positive cash flow! Alas, Vieux has encountered a creditor who won't be stiffed: the IRS. The agency is looking into Vieux's Herring for what may be $2 million in unpaid payroll taxes, ex-employees who have been contacted by investigators have told me. Vieux is experienced at dodging the taxman: Farley Duvall, a longtime lieutenant, told colleagues he'd fled French police seeking to seize company documents in Paris, and drove in the middle of the night to Switzerland, where he rebuilt the Herring's European operations. Now Swiss authorities are asking questions about — you guessed it — unpaid taxes. But it's the American taxman who may put Vieux behind bars. More »

6:00 AM on Tue Mar 18 2008
By Owen Thomas
1,649 views, 7 comments

Latest by fishneversleep: The first rule of Valleywag: never pitch Valleywag. The second rule: everything you read on Valleywag is true unless it would be funnier if it is not. I can't imagine how the idea of RH's man in Paris packing it up and more »

bittorrent

Budding story: Is BitTorrent headed for a patent fight?

Sometimes you can see a story coming a financial quarter away. Last week, a tipster dropped some gossip about VC firm Doll Capital Management, headed by veteran investor Dixon Doll. More »

8:00 AM on Wed Jun 14 2006
By Nick Douglas
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