Alexandria, VA – A Vienna man and his parents pleaded guilty to filing false and fraudulent tax returns in connection with the man’s illicit marijuana sales, according to federal prosecutors.
Henry Washington Yeh, 32, pleaded guilty to filing false and fraudulent tax returns, while his parents, Jimmy An-Twig Yeh, 57, and Zhi Hua Wang Yeh, 60, pleaded guilty to aiding the filing of false tax returns.
Yeh, a convicted drug dealer, admitted to generating almost $1 million in illicit cash proceeds from the distribution of over 100 kilograms of marijuana from 2004 through 2009. He took steps to conceal from law enforcement and the IRS the true amount of cash proceeds he made from selling marijuana, and he solicited others to help him conceal his drug proceeds.
In 2009, 2010, and 2012, Yeh filed false and fraudulent federal income tax returns with the IRS for taxable years 2005, 2006, and 2007 by misrepresenting the actual source of his gross income and by understating the actual amount of gross income he earned from selling marijuana. His parents, who knew Yeh earned substantial income from illicit activity, aided him in the filing of a false tax return for 2007.
Yeh purchased a number of assets with his drug proceeds either in his own name or jointly with others. As part of their pleas, the defendants have agreed to forfeit approximately $2.1 million worth of assets, including real property in Washington, D.C. and Ashburn, Va.; $918,166.73 from an investment brokerage account; an SUV; and $100,000 in cash.
The case was investigated by the DEA’s Washington Field Division and IRS-CI. Assistant United States Attorneys Kimberly R. Pedersen and Karen L. Taylor are prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.
The defendants face a maximum penalty of three years in prison when they are sentenced on May 9, 2014.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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