Edgeworth man sentenced to federal prison, ordered to repay nearly $2 million for tax evasion
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An Edgeworth man convicted of tax evasion has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and has been ordered to pay nearly $2 million in restitution.
In imposing the sentence on Dean Britton, 57, U.S. Senior District Judge Nora Barry Fischer Judge Fischer said the case was one of the more egregious tax evasion cases that she had had over her tenure as a federal court judge.
The judge noted that Britton had substantial income for years, including more than $1.9 million in 2007 alone, from which he could have paid taxes.
U.S. Attorney Cindy K. Chung said in a statement Thursday that from September 2013 through February 2017, Britton evaded paying at least $1.1 million of federal income tax due to the IRS.
Authorities say he owed taxes for 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2009 through 2013.
They say Britton evaded paying taxes by failing to file income tax returns, placing personal bank accounts in others’ names, disguising personal earnings by depositing them into business accounts, and titling his personal residence in another entity’s name to place it beyond the reach of the IRS, among other things.
Officials said the court ordered restitution of slightly less than $2 million includes the tax loss plus interest .
Britton was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and perform 300 hours of community service after his release from prison.