Pittsburgh nurse anesthetist Loren Pulliam has been indicted for allegedly evading her tax obligations. According to the indictment, Pulliam earned over $500,000 in income between 2002 and 2005, and over $1.2 million in additional income between 2008 and 2016, working as a nurse anesthetist at medical facilities in the Pittsburgh area.
The indictment alleges that Pulliam evaded her tax obligations for the years 2002 through 2005 and 2011 through 2014 by establishing a nominee entity and directing her employers to pay compensation to that entity and then using a bank account opened in the nominee’s name to pay personal expenses.
The indictment also alleges that Pulliam failed to timely file federal income tax returns and pay the taxes due for the years 2011 through 2014, despite having an obligation to do so.
If convicted, Pulliam faces a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison for each count of tax evasion and one year in prison for each failure to file count. Pulliam also faces a period of supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties.
Loren Pulliam, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, was charged with five counts of tax evasion and four counts of failure to file federal income tax returns and pay federal income tax. The charges were brought by a federal grand jury sitting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Zuckerman and U.S. Attorney Brady thanked agents of Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, who conducted the investigation, and Tax Division Trial Attorney Brittney N. Campbell and Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam N. Hallowell, who are prosecuting the case.
An indictment merely alleges that crimes have been committed, and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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