New Orleans, LA – Angela Shelton, 57, the owner of Big Easy Accommodations, LLC, finds herself at the center of a federal investigation after being charged with making false statements on her individual tax return.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for Louisiana, Shelton is accused of willfully under-reporting over $300,000 in gross receipts from her company for the calendar year 2017. This deceitful act, as outlined in a one-count bill of information filed yesterday, violates Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(1).
Should Shelton be convicted on these charges, she faces up to three years in federal prison and/or a fine reaching $250,000, or twice the gross gain to the defendant or twice the gross loss to any person, as per Title 18, United States Code, Section 3571. Her release would be followed by a term of supervised release that could last up to one year.
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans emphasized that the charges against Shelton are merely accusations and that her guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations division played a crucial role in this case, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Maria Carboni handling the prosecution.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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