Pharmacy CEO Falsifies Tax Returns

NEWARK, N.J. – Gary J. Sekulski, 68, of Flanders, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to filing a false federal income tax return for tax year 2009.

Sekulski, the former CEO and President of Healthcare Corporation of America (HCA), admitted to receiving approximately $172,000 from HCA that he willfully failed to report on his federal income tax return. He prepared the return himself, signed it under penalty of perjury, and caused it to be filed with the IRS knowing that it falsely reported his income.

Sekulski’s actions were not limited to the 2009 tax year. He admitted to intentionally filing materially false federal income tax returns with the IRS for the 2007 and 2008 tax years as well. In total, he failed to report approximately $353,000 in taxable income.

According to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman, the tax count to which Sekulski pleaded guilty carries a maximum potential penalty of three years in prison and a fine of $250,000 or twice the amount of pecuniary gain or loss from the offense.

Sekulski’s sentencing is scheduled for September 8, 2016. He is currently being represented by William C. Cagney Esq. of New Brunswick, New Jersey.

The investigation leading to Sekulski’s guilty plea was a collaborative effort between special agents of the IRS – Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Jonathan D. Larsen, and special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Timothy Gallagher.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lee M. Cortes Jr. and Shirley U. Emehelu, of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Special Prosecutions Division in Newark.

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