A neurosurgeon from Greendale, Wis., has been accused of filing false tax returns and failing to report foreign bank accounts.
Dr. Arvind Ahuja, a board-certified neurosurgeon, is accused of wire transferring and maintaining millions of dollars in bank accounts in India and the Bailiwick of Jersey at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC).
In 2009, the HSBC bank account in India had a balance of $8,733,785. The indictment alleges that Dr. Ahuja failed to report these bank accounts to the IRS on his 2006-2009 tax returns.
The indictment further alleges that Dr. Ahuja failed to report more than $1.2 million in interest income that he earned from his HSBC India account and failed to pay the taxes due on that income.
Dr. Ahuja is accused of filing four counts of willfully filing materially false tax returns and four counts of failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs).
Each false tax return charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The failure to file FBAR charges each carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
Dr. Ahuja is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
A trial date has not yet been set for the neurosurgeon, who is accused of failing to report his foreign bank accounts and filing false tax returns in 2009.
More information about the Tax Division and its enforcement efforts can be found at www.justice.gov/tax.
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Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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