Sampson Delton Cotten, Tax Crime, Texas 2010

A San Antonio resident has been charged with tax crimes, announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Internal Revenue Service–Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Steve McCollough.

The indictment charges Sampson Delton Cotten with 23 counts of preparing false and fraudulent income tax returns. According to the indictment, Cotton, doing business as SC Financial Consultant Tax Co., knowingly prepared false income tax returns for approximately ten taxpayers from 2007 to 2010 that included fraudulent amounts of business income or loss as well as exemption amounts. Authorities estimate the total loss due to Cotton’s scheme was over $111,000.

The indictment alleges that Cotten willfully prepared false income tax returns, which could result in a sentence of up to three years in federal prison per count. Cotten is currently at large and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

San Antonio, TX - The indictment charges Sampson Delton Cotten with 23 counts of preparing false and fraudulent income tax returns. The indictment alleges that Cotten willfully prepared false income tax returns, which could result in a sentence of up to three years in federal prison per count.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William R. Harris. An indictment is merely a charge and should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Cotten, 56, faces a maximum sentence of up to three years in federal prison per count. He has been charged with 23 counts of preparing false and fraudulent income tax returns and is currently at large.

According to the indictment, Cotten willfully prepared false income tax returns for ten taxpayers from 2007 to 2010. The total loss due to Cotten’s scheme was estimated to be over $111,000.

The indictment alleges that Cotten willfully prepared false income tax returns, which could result in a sentence of up to three years in federal prison per count. Cotten is currently at large and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/federal-grand-jury-san-antonio-returns-tax-related-indictments