A Newport News, Va., federal grand jury has indicted a married couple for conspiring to defraud the United States.
Kathryn Charles Miles, a nurse, and John Scott Miles of Mathews County, Va., jointly operated a construction business called ‘Scotts Construction’ and ‘KCM Construction & Design,’ out of their residence.
Kathryn Miles is charged with filing false tax returns for tax years 2000 through 2005 and attaching false documents to each tax return.
According to the indictment, John Miles did not timely file tax returns with the IRS for tax years 2004 and 2005.
In 2001, Kathryn Miles and John Miles paid $200 to American Rights Litigators, a business that sold and promoted tax defiance schemes.
An indictment merely alleges that a crime has been committed, and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Samuels and Tax Division Trial Attorney Justin K. Gelfand are prosecuting the case, which is being investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation.
According to the indictment, Kathryn Miles faces a maximum of 23 years in prison and a maximum fine of $1.75 million if convicted.
John Miles faces a maximum of seven years in prison and a maximum fine of $350,000 if convicted.
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