La Crosse, WI – A shocking indictment has been handed down in the case of Frederick G. Kriemelmeyer, a 70-year-old La Crosse dentist accused of tax evasion.
According to the indictment, Kriemelmeyer operated a dental practice in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In 2007, he was ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin to pay $135,337 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for unpaid individual income taxes. By December 2012, the IRS had assessed Kriemelmeyer more than $450,000 in taxes, interest and penalties.
The indictment alleges that beginning in approximately 2011, Kriemelmeyer took a number of actions to evade payment of this assessment. He allegedly failed to file tax returns for the years 2013 through 2015 and attempted to evade the taxes due on income from his dental practice.
Furthermore, the indictment charges that Kriemelmeyer sought to conceal his income from the IRS by directing his patients to pay in cash or with personal checks that left the payee line blank and by paying his business and personal expenses with cash and third-party checks.
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and U.S. Attorney Scott C. Blader commended special agents of IRS Criminal Investigation, who conducted the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Altman and Trial Attorney Eric C. Schmale of the Tax Division, who are prosecuting the case.
An indictment merely alleges that crimes have been committed. A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If convicted, Kriemelmeyer faces a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison for each of the tax evasion counts.
The case is a stark reminder of the importance of tax compliance and the consequences of attempting to evade taxes. It also highlights the efforts of law enforcement agencies to root out tax evasion and bring perpetrators to justice.
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Key Facts
- State: Wisconsin
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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