Grimy Times has learned that a Canton, Ohio man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the IRS by not reporting income he earned from his ownership and operation of illegal gambling businesses.
Jason Kachner, of Canton, Ohio, was found to have conspired with Christos Karasarides Jr. and other co-conspirators to defraud the IRS by using a nominee owner to conceal their ownership of the businesses and by filing false tax returns that omitted most of the income he received from the businesses.
The scam, which lasted from 2010 through 2018, involved Kachner’s ownership and operation of two illegal gambling businesses, Skilled Shamrock and Redemption. During this period, patrons at Skilled Shamrock wagered a total of more than $34 million, resulting in more than $4 million in income for the owners of the gambling business.
Kachner’s actions caused a loss to the IRS of $844,692. In addition to his prison sentence, U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent for the Northern District of Ohio ordered Kachner to serve three years of supervised release and pay $1,393,024 in restitution to the United States.
Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg and U.S. Attorney Rebecca C. Lutzko made the announcement, crediting IRS Criminal Investigation, the Stark County Prosecutor’s Office, the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Inspector General, Homeland Security Investigations, the Ohio Casino Control Commission, and Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission-Major Crimes Task Force for their roles in bringing Kachner to justice.
U.S. Attorney Rebecca C. Lutzko stated, ‘This sentence should serve as a warning to those who engage in tax fraud and other financial crimes that they will be held accountable.’ Trial Attorneys Sam Bean and Hayter Whitman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney David Toepfer for the Northern District of Ohio prosecuted the case.
Grimy Times will continue to follow this story and provide updates as more information becomes available.
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Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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