Baltimore, MD – Jonas Purisch, a 39-year-old man from Perry Hall, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to subscribing to a false tax return and failing to file a tax return.
The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Kelly of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, Washington, D.C. Field Office.
Purisch owned and operated JP Staffing, Inc., a company based in Baltimore which provided temporary factory workers. The company paid its employees in cash, and Purisch deposited his income from the business into one of his two personal bank accounts.
According to his plea agreement, in the years 2006 and 2007, Purisch filed individual federal income tax returns which understated his income. In 2006, he falsely stated that his income was $52,870, when in fact he deposited $276,572 of income into his personal bank accounts. This resulted in unpaid personal income tax for 2006 of $17,851.
In 2007, Purisch falsely stated on his tax return that his income was $4,000, when in fact he earned $375,158, resulting in personal income tax liability of $48,410 for 2007.
Purisch also failed to file tax returns for 2008 and 2009, with unpaid personal income tax of $73,836 in 2008 and $41,100 in 2009. The total tax loss in this case, including interest on unpaid taxes, is $210,019.04.
Purisch faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for subscribing to a false tax return, and one year in prison and $100,000 fine for failing to file a tax return. He will also be required to pay restitution of $210,019.04 to the IRS, including interest. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar has scheduled sentencing for June 24, 2013, at 10:00 a.m.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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