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Defendant Runs Scheme in New York and Virginia Ship Repair Companies
Napoleon Robinson, 65, of Lauderhill, Florida, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for charges of evasion of employment tax payment. The sentence was handed down by Chief U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith in Norfolk, Virginia.
Robinson was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay over $508,000 in restitution. The total tax due and owing resulting from Robinson’s serial ownership of the ship repair companies is just over $500,000.
According to court documents, between January 2000 and December 2013, Robinson owned and operated a series of ship welding and repair businesses in New York and Virginia. Beginning in 2005, Robinson began to fall habitually behind on paying the IRS the employment taxes he withheld from his employees.
Instead of making arrangements to pay as required, Robinson closed down one ship repair company and opened a new one in the name of a nominee owner – including his sister, his teenage niece, and a friend. Robinson himself, however, ran these companies, made all financial and personnel decisions, and controlled the businesses’ bank accounts.
The IRS caught on to Robinson’s employment tax “pyramiding” scheme and opened an investigation into his series of businesses. In the course of that investigation, Robinson made material false statements to the IRS Revenue Officer and otherwise attempted to impede IRS’s collection efforts.
Napoleon Robinson pleaded guilty on September 28, 2016. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney V. Kathleen Dougherty. The case was investigated by the IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Washington, D.C. Field Office.
The announcement of the sentencing was made by U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Dana J. Boente and Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas Holloman of the IRS-CI Washington, D.C. Field Office.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:16-cr-111.
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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