Edward Scott Finn, Tax Evasion, Maryland 2021

Greenbelt, Maryland – In a shocking turn of events, Edward Scott Finn, a 46-year-old Lieutenant with the Prince George’s County Police Department, has been charged with attempting to evade or defeat taxes for tax years 2014 through 2019.

According to a federal criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Finn allegedly omitted a total of $1.3 million of income from his company, Edward Finn Inc. (EFI), on his individual income tax returns.

EFI, a security services company that employs off-duty law enforcement officers, reportedly deposited approximately $1,397,295 of checks written for services into Finn’s personal bank account or into his children’s bank accounts. These deposits were not reported as income on EFI’s corporate tax returns for tax years 2014 through 2019, nor as income on Finn’s personal tax returns.

The underreported income resulted in a total tax loss to the government of $484,281. If convicted, Finn faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for each of five counts of attempting to evade and defeat taxes. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties.

Finn was arrested on April 22, 2021 and will have an initial appearance today at 1:30 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gina L. Simms. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas M. Sullivan and Thomas P. Windom.

Acting United States Attorney Jonathan F. Lenzner commended the IRS-CI and the FBI for their work in the investigation and thanked the Prince George’s County Police Department and the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office for their assistance.

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