A federal jury in Las Vegas, Nevada, yesterday convicted Craig P. Orrock, a former IRS employee, of tax evasion and obstructing the internal revenue laws.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, starting in the early 1990s, Orrock evaded the payment of his federal income taxes and obstructed IRS efforts to collect those taxes. Orrock filed federal individual income tax returns for the years 1993 through 2015, but failed to pay the income taxes reported as due.
From 1993 through 2015, Orrock evaded the payment of over $500,000 in federal income taxes.
Orrock attempted to prevent the IRS from collecting the reported income taxes through the use of nominee entities, bank accounts and trusts to hide his income and assets from IRS collection officers. Orrock attempted to evade the assessment of a large part of the income tax he owed for 2007, by concealing from the IRS both the ownership of real estate he held through a nominee known as Arville Properties LLC as well as the proceeds from the sale of the property.
Orrock faces up to five years in prison on each of the first two counts and up to three years in prison on the third count, as well as a period of supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties. Sentencing is scheduled for August 26.
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich commended special agents of IRS-Criminal Investigation, who conducted the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Burns and Tax Division Trial Attorney Erin S. Mellen, who are prosecuting the case.
Craig P. Orrock, a former IRS employee, was convicted of tax evasion and obstructing the internal revenue laws. The conviction stems from Orrock’s failure to pay over $500,000 in federal income taxes from 1993 to 2015. Orrock faces up to five years in prison on each of the first two counts and up to three years in prison on the third count.
Key Facts
- State: Nevada
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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