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Jacksonville Man Sentenced for Defrauding Religious Organization
A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for his role in defrauding a local religious organization out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Charles Jon David, 58, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge Brian J. Davis after pleading guilty to wire fraud and tax fraud charges. David was also ordered to forfeit $273,500, representing the proceeds of the wire fraud, and to pay $273,000 in restitution to the victim of the wire fraud and approximately $111,000 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.
According to court documents, David was employed as the Director of Building and Construction for the religious organization from February 2008 until July 2019. During this time, he engaged in a scheme to defraud the organization by offering its land for sale exclusively to two individuals, excluding other potential purchasers. In exchange for giving that preference to those individuals, they paid David kickbacks totaling $229,500. David admitted that he sold the religious organization’s land for at least $229,500 less than it was worth.
David used the kickbacks to fund mortgage payments and settlement costs associated with real property owned by his wife. He also arranged the sale of a piece of the religious organization’s property to a buyer by representing the buyer was a bona fide purchaser when, in reality, David had already arranged for a second buyer to purchase the same property at a significantly higher price on the same day.
David also falsified tax returns, telling his Certified Public Accountant that $216,000 in consulting income he had received in 2013 was not income, resulting in the filing of a fraudulent tax return. In tax years 2015, 2016, and 2018, David falsely underreported his income to the IRS by not reporting the kickbacks on his tax returns. The resulting tax loss was $110,956.
“This case demonstrates the FBI’s commitment to hold accountable those who use illegal means and criminal behavior to take advantage of others,” said Rachel L. Rojas, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Jacksonville Division. “Fraud of any kind poses a fundamental threat to our national security and our way of life.”
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Laura Cofer Taylor.”
Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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