The Dutch tax adviser Frank Butselaar was arrested on Monday by the American immigration and customs service (ICE). That reports It FD. The reason for his arrest is that, according to the US authorities, Butselaar does not have a residence permit. He would also like to leave the country himself, his lawyers reported.
Butselaar was arrested just after he was released from the federal prison in Connecticut. He was stuck there because of his role in an incorrect tax return in the US of the Dutch DJ Nick van de Wall, also known as DJ Afrojack.
In 2023, Butselaar was extradited by Italy to America, where he has no residence permit. After his release on Monday morning, he was met by ICE agents. His American lawyers try to get Butselaar free by making it clear to Ice officials by telephone that the tax adviser wants to get out of the US as quickly as possible. He would according to it FD Even already have a flight ticket to go to the Netherlands on Monday evening.
The Butselaar lawyer left it on Monday evening FD Knowing that the tax specialist was brought back to the prison in Danbury. There he falls under the jurisdiction of ICE.
Creative accounting
Butselaar, also known as ‘tax specialist of the stars’, not only advised Afrojack with his tax matters. He gave advice to countless celebrities, including TV presenters Linda de Mol and Jort Kelder.
In 2023 he sometimes came up with “creative” with his course of action, for his customers, he led constructions through letterbox firms in tax havens such as Cyprus, with the aim of preventing a double tax payment.
The Dutch FIOD invaded the house of the tax specialist in 2018. However, this did not lead to legal consequences. The second time a tax regulator knocked at his door, this time in Italy, where Butselaar stayed in his holiday home, that led to an arrest. He was arrested at the request of the Americans.
A few months later, in October, he was extradited to the US, where he was detained on custody because of several charges. He knew the guilt with the help with a fraudulent tax return from DJ Afrojack. In February he was sentenced to 30 months in prison, of which he had already spent in custody.
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