A Morris County man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for filing false tax returns that failed to report all his personal income.
Roger Magill, 51, of Wharton, the owner and operator of Reliable Construction, aka Reliable Paving, and Hackensack Pavers, aka Hackensack Paving, pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Magill obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal income from his construction businesses between 2014 and 2016. He attempted to hide his income by using a fictitious identity to cash business checks at several check cashing businesses and depositing money into bank accounts that he did not report to the IRS.
Magill’s actions resulted in him evading payment of $261,758 in personal income taxes.
U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton imposed the sentence by videoconference on [Today’s Date].
In addition to the prison term, Magill was sentenced to two years of supervised release.
Magill’s case was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael Montanez.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jamel Semper, Chief of the Organized Crime and Gangs Unit in Newark.
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Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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