Frank A. Bilan, Tax Evasion, California 2023

Frank A. Bilan, Tax Evasion, California 2023

FRESNO, Calif. – A former Stanislaus County resident has been taken into custody on a three-count indictment charging him with one count of corrupt endeavor to obstruct and impede the administration of the internal revenue laws and two counts of failing to file tax returns.

According to court documents, Frank A. Bilan, 66, of Lodi, earned income as a salaried engineer and through his engineering consulting business. However, Bilan did not timely file tax returns for tax years 2001 through 2009.

When the IRS sent correspondence to Bilan regarding past due taxes, Bilan responded by submitting fictitious financial instruments titled “Money Order” or “Money Order Private Issue” in purported payment of his tax liabilities, attempting to file false purported income tax returns, and falsely reporting on an IRS form the discharge of monies owed by Bilan to the IRS.

The indictment alleges that between 2005 and 2009, Bilan received over $900,000 in income. Assistant United States Attorney Henry Z. Carbajal III is prosecuting the case.

If convicted of a corrupt endeavor to obstruct and impede the administration of the internal revenue laws, Bilan faces a maximum statutory penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The maximum statutory penalty for willful failure to file a tax return is up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.

This case is the product of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation. A grand jury returned the indictment in Fresno on March 22, 2023. Bilan is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced the charges, stating that tax evasion will not be tolerated. The case serves as a reminder to taxpayers to comply with the law and report their income accurately.

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