Joseph Glen Dickey, Tax Evasion, Montana 2023
A Bozeman construction company owner has been sentenced to federal prison and fined $75,000 for failing to pay over $800,000 in taxes to the IRS.
Missoula, MT - Joseph Glen Dickey, 39, owner of Alpine Customs, Inc., was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen.
The court also ordered Dickey to pay $270,807 in restitution, which is the remaining amount owed after he repaid some of his outstanding balance prior to sentencing.
The government alleged in court documents that Dickey owns Alpine Customs, Inc., a commercial construction company that has employed 60 or more individuals.
Dickey acted as Alpine's general manager and exercised control over every aspect of the business, including approving company payments and overseeing company bank accounts.
Alpine withheld payroll taxes from employees' paychecks, including federal income taxes and Social Security and Medicare taxes, and was required to make quarterly deposits of those payroll taxes and additional employer payroll contributions to the IRS.
Dickey did not timely deposit several employee or employer payroll taxes from 2018 to 2021, resulting in a total of $803,374 in unpaid employer and employee payroll taxes.
The U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted the case, with the IRS Criminal Investigation conducting the investigation.
In April, Dickey pleaded guilty to two felony charges: failure to truthfully account for and pay over withholding and FICA taxes, and failure to file employer's quarterly return and pay tax.
Key Facts
- State: Montana
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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