Sam Neill case stalls restitution promises in tax and estate embezzlement
A year after pleading guilty to federal tax evasion and five months after state charges for diverting about 3 million from estates, Sam Neill remains free. Victims say promised restitution via promissory notes backed by land deeds has not materialized. Foundations and a hospice lost nearly 900,000, while a bankruptcy trustee accuses Neill of delaying documents. Prosecutors described deeds of trust tied to the case as problematic.