Troubles for Tax Maven Roni Deutsch

(Sacramento, California) Roni Deutsch, the self-described "Tax Lady" frequently seen on television, faces legal and financial difficulties.

Deutch's firm, at one time a $25 million-a-year practice, crumbled in May under the weight of fraud and contempt-of-court allegations and a $34 million lawsuit filed in August 2010 by the state's attorney general.

She's accused, among other things, of doing little or no work on clients' behalf and crafting bogus billing statements to cheat them.

Imagine that. A tax lawyer accused of being a crook.