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Ridley Township Tax Collector Sentenced to One Year for Tax Evasion
PHILADELPHIA – In a shocking case of public corruption, Rosezanna Czwalina, 70, of Morton, PA, was sentenced to one year in prison, one year supervised release, and was ordered to pay $112,846 restitution by United States District Court Judge Paul S. Diamond for committing tax fraud.
Czwalina, the elected tax collector and treasurer for Ridley Township, Delaware County, PA from 2009 until her resignation in 2021, was authorized to retain fees paid for tax certifications and generation of duplicate tax bills. However, the defendant failed to report those retained fees as income on her federal income tax returns for the years 2014 through 2018.
According to the evidence presented in court, Czwalina pleaded guilty to five counts of filing materially false tax returns in connection with her efforts to avoid paying her duly owed tax obligations.
“The American tax system provides government services critical to our people,” said U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. “Every time someone cheats the tax system, the burden of providing vital services increases on taxpayers who pay their fair share. As an elected official responsible for collecting taxes and managing public money, this defendant knew what her obligations were and willfully chose to ignore them.”
As the township’s own tax collector, Czwalina well knew the importance of tax revenue to the proper functioning of government. And yet, for years, she knowingly shorted the federal system and its taxpayers by failing to report her true income.
“Honest taxpayers are fed up with the likes of Czwalina, who knowingly disregarded her legal duty to pay her fair share of taxes year after year,” said IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Yury Kruty. “It is our hope that the sentence she received would deter would-be tax cheats.”
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney K.T. Newton.
Mandatory Facts:
- Defendant: Rosezanna Czwalina
- Criminal Charges: Five counts of filing materially false tax returns
- City and State: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Exact Date: Not specified
- Sentence: One year in prison, one year supervised release, and $112,846 restitution
- Dollar Amount: $112,846
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Public Corruption|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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