Posts Tagged ‘failure to pay taxes’

Couple Sentenced for Ponzi Scheme, Income Tax Evasion

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Shirley G. Graybill, 72, of North Haven, Conn., was sentenced to two years of probation — the first four months of which she must spend in home confinement — after pleading guilty to one count of making and subscribing to a false 2002 tax return.
According to court records, the Triple Diamond Foundation was an entity created by Graybill and her husband, Dale L. Graybill, purportedly to fund cancer research —
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Pro Golfer Faces Tax Charges

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Professional golfer Jim Thorpe faces four counts of failure to file an income tax return and three counts of failing to pay income taxes.
According to prosecutors, in addition to being a golfer on the PGA Champions Tour, Thorpe earned income by playing in PGA events and from various endorsements. He also was the sole officer and director of a Florida corporation known as JLT Inc.
Thorpe, 59, of Heathrow, Fla., allegedly
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Las Vegas Attorney Gets 15 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

A Las Vegas lawyer who previously pleaded guilty to tax evasion and willfully failed to file federal income tax returns or pay any taxes for a five-year period was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison.
Mark A. Lobello was indicted by the federal grand Jury in November 2006. According to court records, Lobello handled business disputes, personal injury lawsuits and divorce matters. From 1997 and 2001, Lobello earned more than
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