L.A. Employment Lawyer Arrested in $850,000 Tax Case

Allen J. Gross, a partner at Los Angeles-based Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, pleaded not guilty on Monday to five felony counts of failing to file his state income tax returns from 2003 through 2007. Gross was arrested last week at his home in West L.A. According to the district attorney's office, Gross made $2.3 million in income during the period. The DA's office is seeking $850,000 in back taxes, penalties, interest and costs. If convicted, Gross faces more than five years in prison.