A Kent man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for money laundering and filing false tax returns.
Davood Haghighi, 61, was ordered to pay $615,712 in restitution, as well as a $25,000 fine.
He previously pleaded guilty to willfully making and subscribing to a false tax return, making and subscribing false tax returns and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
“Today’s sentencing sends a clear message: pay your taxes or pay the price", stated William Cheung, IRS Criminal Investigation, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Cincinnati Field Office. “Mr. Haghighi is paying the price not only with the loss of his freedom but the forfeiture of his ill-gotten gains."
The investigation preceding the indictment was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Henry F. DeBaggis, James P. Lewis and Suzana K. Koch.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
