Diane Abram, Tax Evasion and Passport Application Fraud, New York 2013

Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Passport Application Fraud

BUFFALO, N.Y.– Diane Abram, 61, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William M. Skretny, to tax evasion and making false statements in a passport application.

The charges carry a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, a fine of $350,000 or both.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Maura K. O’Donnell, Abram applied for a U.S. Passport in the name Diane Ballard at the U.S. Passport Office in Buffalo in January 2013. On the application, Abram failed to disclose that she had previously used the name Diane Abram and had previously obtained passports in that name.

Abram admitted that she lied on the application and intentionally attempted to obtain passports in two separate names and social security numbers to avoid collection of outstanding taxes.

Further investigation revealed that Abram owed the Internal Revenue Service approximately $25,000 and that she ignored and evaded collection efforts by using an alternate name and social security number, and by failing to notify the IRS of this alternate name and social security number.

The plea is the culmination of a joint investigation on the part of Special Agents of the Internal Revenue Service, under the direction of Special Agent-In-Charge Toni Weirauch, and Agents of the U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Roy Stillman.

Sentencing is scheduled for January 13, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. before Judge Skretny.

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