Death of a billionaire accused in the largest-ever tax fraud case

Brockman was reportedly accused of using "untaxed revenues from offshore firms to acquire

Colorado fishing lodge, a private plane, and a 200-foot boat," according to Bloomberg.

ames Lee, an investigator for the Internal Revenue Service, said that in his more than 25 years

as a special agent, he had "not seen this pattern of greed or deception and cover-up."

Bloomberg reported that despite having dementia and spending his last months in hospice care

a court concluded in May that Brockman was competent."

The court provisionally scheduled his trial date for February 23, 2023 during a hearing one month later

During the hearing, a video showed Brockman in bed.

Robert Brockman, the billionaire software magnate and Republican megadonor facing the largest criminal