Texan Doctor Sentenced for Tax Evasion

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Texas doctor has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $857,127.24 in restitution for failing to pay income taxes for 10 years.

Mark B. Reimer, 69, a physician who operated his own medical practice in Texas from 2003 through 2007 and then worked as a physician for a private employer in Minnesota from 2007 through 2015, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release.

According to court documents, Reimer earned an annual salary of more than $440,000 from 2003 through 2012, and he and his wife, Ana C. Reimer, 69, filed joint tax returns admitting that he had earned more than $4.3 million during that 10-year period, and that he owed more than $1.2 million in federal income taxes.

The defendants willfully evaded the payment of their tax liabilities by withdrawing more than $337,000 in cash from bank accounts they controlled, transferring more than $353,000 to their four adult children, and spending more than $251,000 on airline, furniture, and other retail purchases.

Reimer and his wife also filed for bankruptcy in 2013 and again in 2015 in an attempt to evade the IRS. During the bankruptcy proceedings, the defendants falsely testified under oath that they had made no monetary transfers or gifts to their children prior to filing for bankruptcy, when, in fact, they had.

On January 13, 2021, the defendants each pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion. Ana Reimer was sentenced to 24 months of probation.

Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats made the announcement after Senior U.S. District Judge Paul A. Magnuson sentenced the defendant. The case is the result of an investigation conducted by the IRS Criminal Investigation Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. MacLaughlin prosecuted the case.

Mandatory Facts:

Defendant: Mark B. Reimer

Criminal Charge: Tax Evasion

City and State: St. Paul, Minnesota

Date: January 13, 2021

Sentence: 24 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, $857,127.24 in restitution

Dollar Amount: $4.3 million (earnings), $1.2 million (taxes owed), $20,000 (personal penalty), $857,127.24 (restitution)

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