Victor Man Charged with Tax Evasion

A Victor man has been hit with federal charges for failing to file income tax returns, according to prosecutors.

Christopher Wheeler, 46, is accused of willfully failing to file tax returns for 2007, 2008 and 2009, a crime that carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a $75,000 fine.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Field, Wheeler had gross income of approximately $4,600,000 in 2007, $5,600,000 in 2008, and $1,600,000 in 2009, but failed to file timely tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service to report this income.

The charges are the culmination of an investigation by Special Agents of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Shantelle P. Kitchen, Acting Special Agent in Charge, New York Field Office.

U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced the charges, stating that Wheeler’s actions are a serious offense and a reminder that tax evasion will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Wheeler is expected to enter a plea in court in the coming weeks and face the consequences of his alleged actions.

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