A Forsyth man has been sentenced to federal prison for passing fraudulent financial instruments.
Carmen Deck Trevitt, Jr., 60, of Forsyth, was sentenced to serve 27 months in Federal prison for two counts of passing fraudulent financial instruments.
On June 17, 2015, Trevitt entered a guilty plea to these charges. His plea agreement stipulated that on September 23, 2011 and November 1, 2011, Trevitt submitted two separate fictitious obligations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Macon, Georgia, to pay his liabilities.
The first document was in the amount of $700,000.00, payable to the “United States Treasury for Credit to the IRS” dated September 16, 2011. The second document submitted indicated the same payee as the previous one; however, the amount was listed as $500,000.00 and was dated October 26, 2011. Both of the fictitious obligations, which purported to be “International Bills of Exchange”, had no financial value.
The investigation was initiated in November 2011 by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). TIGTA agents reported that Trevitt had filed numerous frivolous documents with the IRS in an attempt to impede and obstruct the collection of approximately $645,000 in outstanding tax liabilities.
Trevitt was sentenced by the Honorable Marc T. Treadwell, United States District Judge, in Macon, Georgia. Judge Treadwell also ordered Trevitt to pay a $10,000.00 fine.
“Anyone who owes the amount of taxes owed by Mr. Trevitt has obviously been blessed with great good fortune by the opportunities afforded by life in the United States. It is then sad and unfortunate to see such a person go to these great lengths to avoid the legitimate tax obligations expected from all the citizens of this great nation” said Acting U.S. Attorney G.F. “Pete” Peterman, III.
The case was investigated by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). Assistant United States Attorney Sonja B. Profit prosecuted the case for the Government.
Related Federal Cases
- Carmen Deck Trevitt, Jr., Passing Fraudulent Financial Instruments, Georgia 2015 · North Carolina
- Gary Patton Hall, Jr., Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Georgia 2010 · Georgia
- Kelli Durham, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Georgia 2012 · Georgia
- Greene Wylie Sheppard, Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Aggravated Identity Theft, Georgia 2013 · Arkansas
- Dr. Robert B. Sperrazza, Tax Evasion and Currency Structuring, Georgia 2013 · Florida
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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