Michael Callan, Filing False Tax Return, Connecticut 2019

Middlefield Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return

Michael Callan, 70, of Middlefield, has been found guilty of filing false tax returns that substantially underreported his income.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Callan operated Callan & Company, an emergency response consulting firm based in Middlefield, and maintained a website at MikeCallan.com.

Callan was audited by the Internal Revenue Service in May 2015, but had not filed federal income tax returns for the 2010 through 2015 tax years.

Callan subsequently signed and filed individual federal income tax returns for the 2010 through 2012 tax years, which significantly underreported the income he received from his business.

For 2010, Callan reported $151,533 in total income from Callan & Company, but actually earned $217,925; in 2011, Callan reported $146,071 in total income from Callan & Company, but actually earned $219,094; and in 2012, Callan reported $160,558 in total income from Callan & Company but actually earned $257,745.

Callan also received more than $276,000 in total income from Callan & Company for the 2013 through 2015 tax years, but failed to file a return for each of those years.

Callan has agreed to cooperate with the IRS to pay $153,636 in taxes owed, plus interest and penalties.

Callan pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of three years.

He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant on September 11, 2019, and is currently released on bond pending sentencing.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/middlefield-man-pleads-guilty-federal-tax-charge