Gwendolyn Hampton, the owner of Hampton Academy, LLC, a daycare center in St. Louis, Missouri, has been indicted on five felony counts of tax evasion. Hampton allegedly evaded $376,463 in tax revenue between 2009 and 2013.
According to the indictment, Hampton Academy collected $2,387,386 in revenue between January 2009 and December 2013. During this time, Hampton took $1,338,549 in cash and cashier’s checks from the business.
Hampton allegedly failed to file a federal tax return for the years 2009 and 2011. For the years 2010, 2012, and 2013, she filed false returns that understated her income and tax owed.
‘CI’s largest enforcement program is directed at the portion of American taxpayers who willfully and intentionally violate their known legal duty of filing and paying their taxes,’ said Karl Stiften, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation, St. Louis Field Office.
Hampton was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 4, 2013. She was arrested earlier today and is expected to appear in federal court this week.
Hampton faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or fines up to $100,000 for each count. The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines will be taken into consideration when determining the actual sentence.
As is always the case, charges set forth in an indictment are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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