Marc Harris advised clients to destroy documents, allege prosecutors

Offshore businessman Marc Harris advised two of his United States-based clients to destroy their business records and flee to Panama in 1995 when they were being audited by the IRS, a jury in Florida heard today.Tony Vigna and his son, Joseph, took the advice, shredding and burning documents concerning their illegal refrigerant gas smuggling operation and moving to Panama, said federal prosecutor Gregory Tortella in his opening argument on the first day of what is expected to be a nine-day trial.