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$2.7 Million Tax Evader Indicted in Camp Hill
A 76-year-old Camp Hill man has been slapped with a slew of federal charges for allegedly evading a whopping $2.7 million in taxes. Ivan Rempel, the President and Chief Executive of a warehousing business in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on September 30, 2020, on one count of tax evasion and nine counts of failure to pay and account for employment taxes.
According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, the indictment alleges that Rempel habitually failed to pay to the IRS employment taxes that he withheld from his employees’ paychecks from 1991 to 2017. Rempel also failed to file required forms with the IRS to account for the employment taxes.
The IRS eventually took steps to collect the money from Rempel’s business and personal bank accounts, imposing levies on certain accounts in 2017. However, when they tried to collect the money, Rempel allegedly began hiding the cash, taking payment from his customers and turning it into cashier checks, which he then deposited into other bank accounts.
Prosecutors claim that Rempel used the cashier checks to quickly make payroll and balance out his bank accounts, making it difficult for the IRS to collect the owed taxes. He also allegedly moved money overseas to international bank accounts to avoid paying the employment taxes he was withholding from his employees’ paychecks.
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Consiglio handling the prosecution.
It’s worth noting that indictments and criminal informations are only allegations, and all persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.
A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The maximum penalty under federal law for each offense is five years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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