 She set aside her career to oversee the bar, which came with a surprise multimillion-dollar criminal tax fraud case, a constant risk of bankruptcy and a myriad of other harrowing business calamities.Due to the legal mess and a complicated lease she could not sell the bar and had to run it, even though she had no prior restaurant experience.After a more than year-long legal battle, the IRS absolved Carol of any responsibility for the tax fraud, and awarded her "innocent spouse" status.