Tax Cheat Sonny Pilcher Pleads Guilty

Sonny Pilcher, a Casper, Wyoming resident, has pleaded guilty to tax fraud in a U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. The sentencing hearing is set for October 28, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson.

According to the charging document, Pilcher attempted to obstruct and impede the IRS by claiming a false bad debt expense of $258,000 on his 2008 Form 1040 tax return. He also paid his employees in cash to evade paying employment taxes.

With a statutory maximum sentence of 36 months in prison, a $250,000 fine and potential restitution to the IRS, Pilcher’s actions have serious consequences.

This case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Lori A. Hendrickson and Ignacio Perez de la Cruz of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, with assistance from IRS – Criminal Investigation Special Agents in the Cheyenne, Wyoming, field office.

Pilcher’s scheme to evade taxes not only cheated the government out of revenue but also put his employees at risk by paying them in cash to avoid detection.

The IRS takes tax evasion seriously and will continue to work tirelessly to bring tax cheats like Sonny Pilcher to justice.

As the investigation and prosecution of tax evasion cases continue, the public is reminded that cheating on taxes is a serious crime with severe penalties.

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