Comtrol Exec Gets 43 Months
The former president of Comtrol Corporation of Maple Grove, Minn., was sentenced to 43 months in prison for conspiracy and tax evasion.Lee D. Stagni, 53, of Plymouth, Minn., helped Comtrol’s owner and CEO, Robert Beale, evade $2.5 million in federal and state taxes and more than $280,000 of his own taxes. Stagni also was ordered to pay a $60,000 fine and cooperate with the Internal Revenue Service in paying approximately $200,000 in taxes owed.
Following a 12-day trial, Stagni was convicted of one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and five counts of aiding and abetting tax evasion.
According to the evidence presented during that trial, Stagni assisted Comtrol’s owner and CEO in a scheme to pay the CEO his salary through a sham company.
Beale, the owner and CEO of Comtrol Corporation, remains a fugitive.
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