Glenn Richard Unger (born July 27, 1951),Roger Dupuis, �
Who is Glenn Richard Unger?
”, ''Watertown Daily Times'' (January 20, 2013). also known as Dr. Sam Kennedy, is a former child star and convicted tax defrauder associated with the antigovernment

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. As a child, Unger appeared as Winthrop Paroo in ''

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'' on

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, and starred alongside his sister, Ronnie, in a Broadway tribute to

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, for which he was complimented by Astaire for his performance.Robert Gavin, �
Prison for anti-tax activist who was once a child star
”, ''The Times Union'' (April 22, 2014). He later became an

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. According to ''

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'', Unger became a key figure in the anti-tax

using the name Sam Kennedy.Intelligence Report
, Fall 2010, Issue 139, Southern Poverty Law Center. He hosted a program titled ''Take No Prisoners'' on

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. In a mass e-mail early in 2010, Unger vowed to use his show to present a “final remedy to the enslavement at the hands of corporations posing as legitimate government.” He pointed to a plan to “end economic warfare and political terror by March 31, 2010.” In two months, he said, “we can and WILL, BE FREE with your assistance.” In 2013, Unger was tried in the

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, in

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, on one count of attempting to interfere with the administration of the U.S. internal revenue laws, four counts of filing false claims for over $36 million in tax refunds, one count of tax evasion, and one count of

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a fictitious obligation. Unger was convicted of multiple counts of tax fraud, and on April 22, 2014, he was sentenced to 97 months in prison for those convictions. Unger was released by the Federal Bureau of Prisons on December 13, 2019.Inmate Locator, Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Dept. of Justice
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