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Ohio Insurance Salesman Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion
A federal judge has sentenced William A. Herder of Richland County, Ohio, to 37 months in prison for tax crimes.
Herder, an insurance salesman for Aflac Inc., failed to file timely and valid tax returns for the years 2000-2009, despite receiving warning notices and letters from the IRS about his obligations under the tax laws.
According to the evidence, Herder sold insurance for Aflac Inc. from an office in Mansfield, Ohio, and earned substantial income from insurance sales. However, he failed to file tax returns for the years 2000-2009, and even filed a false tax return for the year 2000 claiming he had not earned any income.
Herder also attempted to conceal his assets from the IRS by transferring title to his house to a bogus foundation he established in Utah called ‘The Mentor Foundation,’ cashing out an Individual Retirement Account and a life insurance policy, and paying personal and business expenses with cash and money orders.
In addition, Herder submitted numerous obstructive letters and documents to the IRS in an effort to prevent the IRS from assessing and collecting his taxes. He sent similar letters to the companies for whom he sold insurance and to his credit union, all designed to prevent these companies from complying with IRS levies.
Herder has remained in custody since the trial, and was ordered to pay restitution to the IRS. The investigation was conducted by special agents of IRS – Criminal Investigation, and the case was prosecuted by Tax Division Trial Attorneys Melissa S. Siskind and Jeffrey McLellan.
Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division, thanked the special agents and trial attorneys for their work in the case.
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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