JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Vintondale, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to probation and ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $2,500, on his conviction of conspiracy, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson. imposed the sentence on Alvin Miller, 60.
According to information presented to the court, from June 9, 2007, to April 15, 2008, Miller conspired with others to defraud the United States by assisting a co-conspirator in concealing money from the Internal Revenue Service in order for the co-conspirator to avoid paying income tax.
Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie L. Haines prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
Mr. Hickton commended the Laurel Highlands Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation and Ebensburg Borough Police Department for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Miller.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
