Filing False Tax Returns Land Couple in Prison
A Colorado Springs, Colo., couple were sentenced to criminal obstruction and filing false income tax returns.
Gary Neuger, 56, was sentenced to serve 24 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, along with paying $393,791.20 in restitution to the IRS. Beth Neuger, 54 and Gary’s wife, was sentenced to serve three years of probation, with the first 10 months in home detention. She was also ordered to pay $31,563.01 in restitution to the IRS.
According to court records, Gary Neuger and Beth Neuger stopped paying federal income tax in 1997. When the IRS attempted to collect the outstanding taxes, Gary Neuger sent threatening letters to the IRS and filed several lawsuits against revenue agents. Then, in February 2005, Beth Neuger filed a series of income tax returns stating she made zero income even though she worked as a nurse at a hospital at the time.
In April 2005, Gary Neuger filed a series of income tax returns stating he made zero income and owed zero in income taxes while working as a psychologist in a private practice. According to the plea agreement, after being contacted by the IRS in 2009, both Gary Neuger and Beth Neuger admitted to filing false income tax returns.
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