This story has too many irregularities and far too many power brokers in on the action to put this company under and the owner away.  Why Now the truth is to be told in three articles to be published.  The truth is backed by the governments own documents.

Armstrong's strategies worked.  Hamilton Taft went from near backruptcy when he bought it, to doing nearly 7 billion dollars of business annually.  Within 2 years it became the largest payroll tax process in the nation.