6th Circuit decides case featuring ‘Dr. Evil’s’ failed attempt to profit off nonexistent Mitt Romney tax returns

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A Tennessee man who adopted the alias “Dr. Evil” and sought to extort $1 million by claiming he had access to 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s tax returns may have caught a break at the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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