Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Robert E. DeAngelis, 38, of Newington, New Hampshire, pled guilty to filing a false claim for a federal income tax refund for the 2014 tax year.
According to the charging document and evidence introduced at the plea hearing, DeAngelis filed a federal tax return claiming a refund of $31,615 to which he was not entitled, and the Internal Revenue Service issued a tax refund in that amount.
DeAngelis faces imprisonment of up to five years and a fine of up to $250,000, and payment of full restitution. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.
The investigation was conducted by the Criminal Investigation division of the Internal Revenue Service.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
