Ioanis Dimitriou, Tax Evasion, Massachusetts 2016

BOSTON – Ioanis Dimitriou, 48, of Montague, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Springfield to five counts of filing false tax returns from 2008 to 2012. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 30, 2016.

Dimitriou was the owner of a restaurant in Greenfield, Massachusetts, which generated a substantial amount of cash sales that he took from the business and did not declare as income.

He systematically deleted records from his computer system and kept two sets of books which depicted the actual sales of the business and the sales disclosed on his tax returns. As a result, Dimitriou paid only five percent of the more than $232,000 in taxes that he owed.

The charging statute provides a sentence of no greater than three years in prison, one year of supervised release, and a fine of $100,000 and restitution. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Joel P. Garland, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation in Boston, made the announcement today. The case is being prosecuted by Alex J. Grant of Ortiz’s Springfield Branch Unit.

The defendant’s actions demonstrate a clear disregard for the law and a blatant attempt to cheat the system. We will continue to work tirelessly to hold individuals accountable for their crimes and ensure that justice is served.

The investigation was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The charges against Dimitriou were announced by Carmen M. Ortiz, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, and Joel P. Garland, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation in Boston.

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