Editing Gordon Kahl (section)

==Criminal conviction and prison==
On November 16, 1976, Kahl was charged with willful [[tax evasion | failure to file]] federal [[income tax return]]s for the years 1973 and 1974, under {{usc|26|7203}}. He was convicted on each count in April and June 1977, and was sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of $2,000. Kahl served eight months in prison in 1977. One year of the [[suspended sentence | sentence was suspended]], as was the fine, and the court placed Kahl on [[probation]] for five years. Kahl appealed his conviction, but the conviction was affirmed in 1978 by the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]].<ref>''United States v. Kahl'', 583 F.2d 1351, 78-2 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) paragr. 9842 (5th Cir. 1978), at [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?q=%22583+F.2d+1351%22&as_sdt=3,44&case=8981178823130363349&scilh=0].</ref>