Ronald Eugene Jamerson, Employment Tax Evasion, Indiana 2013

RONALD EUGENE JAMERSON, a 56-year-old otolaryngologist from Schererville, Ind., has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in a tax evasion scheme that cheated the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) out of $541,083.

Jamerson pleaded guilty on Oct. 25, 2013, to one count of willfully failing to truthfully account for, collect and pay over employment taxes to the IRS. He was later sentenced by U.S. District Judge Phillip P. Simon on the same charges.

According to court documents, Jamerson deducted and collected federal income taxes and employment taxes from his employees’ paychecks between 2006 and 2008, totaling $63,929. However, he failed to file the necessary employment tax returns and pay the related taxes, resulting in a massive tax loss for the IRS.

The case was investigated by Special Agents from IRS – Criminal Investigation, who discovered Jamerson’s scheme to cheat the government out of millions in taxes. Prosecutors from the Tax Division, led by Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally, worked closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Hammond, Ind., to bring Jamerson to justice.

Jamerson’s scheme was uncovered after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on 11 counts of willfully failing to file quarterly employment tax returns with the IRS and willfully failing to pay the IRS the federal income taxes and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act taxes due and owing from the second quarter of 2006 through the fourth tax quarter of 2008.

As part of his sentence, Jamerson was ordered to pay $541,083 in restitution to the IRS, representing the total tax loss owed for all tax periods from 2003 through 2008. His prison sentence is set to begin immediately, and he will be required to serve 12 months and one day behind bars.

Ronald Eugene Jamerson, 56, of Schererville, Ind., is a licensed physician with his own medical practice. He was sentenced in the Northern District of Indiana and will be required to pay restitution to the IRS for his role in the tax evasion scheme.

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