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Four Ohio Businessmen Plead Guilty to Tax Charges
Four Ohio businessmen, Joel Field, 58, of Marion, and his brother Jon Field, 58, of Dublin, along with Eric Schilder, 52, of Marion, and Paul Butler, 46, of Dublin, have pleaded guilty to tax charges in connection with their involvement with Cadillac Ranch restaurants.
According to court documents, Joel Field pleaded guilty to tax evasion, admitting to an unpaid tax liability of over $130,000 from tax years 1997 through 2001. Field, an owner and operator of Cadillac Ranch restaurants and bars, provided false information to the IRS by failing to report assets and income from March 2004 through May 2009.
Field transferred his rental properties, car, and business into the names of his relatives in an effort to conceal his ownership from the IRS and prevent the IRS from seizing assets. Despite transferring these assets to nominees, Field continued to control them and the income they generated.
In 2008, the government initiated foreclosure proceedings against Field’s personal residence in an effort to collect the approximately $319,000 he then owed the IRS. After the government initiated foreclosure proceedings, Field submitted more false information to the IRS, including the filing of false tax returns for tax years 2006 through 2009.
Field caused his son to file false income tax returns for two years by causing his son to report income that actually belonged to Field in order to conceal his own income from the IRS. Field also caused his attorney to send correspondence to the government wherein representations were made that falsely underreported the value of Field’s restaurant.
As part of the plea agreement, Joel Field agreed to pay $349,777 in restitution to the IRS. Jon Field, 58, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to file false income tax returns for the years 2006 through 2010, resulting in a tax loss of $174,458. Field agreed to pay restitution to the IRS according to his plea agreement.
Eric Schilder, 52, pleaded guilty to filing a false income tax return for 2008, causing a tax loss to the IRS of approximately $95,000. Paul Butler, 46, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit tax-related crimes, details of which were not specified in the court documents.
The cases are a result of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio. The defendants are expected to be sentenced in the coming months.
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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