ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. has dropped the hammer on Justin Terwilliger, 40, of North Hornell, NY, charging him with a stunning five-count indictment for filing false tax returns. The charges are no joke—Terwilliger is accused of cooking the books to the tune of over $1 million.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Field, Terwilliger’s deceptions ran from 2013 through 2017. He allegedly reported virtually zero taxable income when he actually raked in substantial sums—$125,000 in 2013, a staggering $190,000 in 2014, $201,000 in 2015, $185,000 in 2016, and a monstrous $249,000 in 2017. It’s like trying to pull off the biggest con in tax history!
The defendant faced U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson for arraignment. Currently, Terwilliger is behind bars, serving an unrelated state sentence that he’ll likely be adding more time onto now. Talk about overachieving in the penal system!
This mess was unearthed by the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division, led by Special Agent-in-Charge Jonathan D. Larsen. The government isn’t playing around when it comes to tax fraud in New York.
Remember, Terwilliger is innocent until proven guilty. But with these charges, he might be looking at a long stretch behind bars if convicted.
The grimy details of this case are sure to keep the taxpayers’ trust fund watchdogs on high alert for more tax scammers out there. Stay tuned as the story unfolds.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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