Anchorage, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that an Alaskan couple was charged in federal court in Juneau, Alaska, today with four counts of willful failure to pay their individual income taxes.
According to the Information, Archie W. Demmert III and Roseann L. Demmert, of Klawock, Alaska, earned income from commercial fishing. The Information alleges that Archie Demmert owned Vetta Bay LLC, which owned the Demmerts’ fishing vessel, the Emerald Beauty. The Information further charges that the Demmerts have a long history of not paying their taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It alleges that the Demmerts did not pay their taxes for 13 separate tax years, for which they owed over $400,000, excluding penalties and interest.
The Demmerts face a statutory maximum sentence of one year in prison on each separate count, as well as a period of supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties.
Acting U.S. Attorney Schroder recognized special agents of IRS Criminal Investigation, who conducted the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Steward and Trial Attorney Lori Hendrickson of the Tax Division, who are prosecuting this case.
An Information is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
