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seized, including but not limited to, income and expense
journals, bank statements, canceled checks, and other
incriminating evidence. Petitioner pleaded guilty to the charges
on October 13, 1992, and he was sentenced to 3 years of
incarceration, with all but 1 year suspended.
During 1993, the State of Maryland informed the Internal
Revenue Service of petitioner’s Medicaid fraud. During April
1994, after he had been indicted and pleaded guilty to Medicaid
fraud and obstruction of justice, petitioner, with the assistance
of an accountant, filed amended income tax returns for 1989 and
1990 and a delinquent 1991 income tax return. Petitioner, on his
amended 1989 return, reported gross receipts of $44,942 from his
taxi business, which purported to include the Medicaid payments
from the county. On his amended 1990 return, petitioner reported
gross receipts of $145,557 from his taxi business, which
purported to include the Medicaid payments from the county. Also
on his amended 1990 return, petitioner claimed $211,875 in
deductions on a Schedule C. On his late filed original 1991
income tax return, petitioner reported $263,912 of gross income,
which purported to include the Medicaid payments from the county.
Also on his original 1991 tax return, petitioner claimed $254,787
in taxi business deductions.
In addition, petitioner claimed a loss of $ 1,490 from the
sale of a taxi. Petitioner did not sell a taxi during 1991.
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