John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EUGENE CARLIN, 59, of Middletown, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for drug trafficking and tax offenses.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in July 2018, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Carlin’s Middletown residence and seized approximately 170 grams of d-methamphetamine hydrochloride of very high purity. Carlin subsequently admitted that, for over a year, he worked with others to distribute methamphetamine in the Middletown area.
The investigation further revealed that Carlin he helped clients to prepare and file false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service.
In 2007, Carlin was convicted in Hartford federal court of tax evasion, and aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. That matter also involved Carlin helping clients of his tax preparation business to file false returns. In August 2007, Carlin was sentenced to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, and six months of home confinement. He also agreed to refrain, permanently, from preparing tax returns for other people.
As part of the resolution of this case, Carlin has been ordered to forfeit $100,000, which represents his proceeds from the sale of methamphetamine.
On Oct. 26, 2018, Carlin pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, methamphetamine, and one count of aiding in the preparation of false tax returns.
This matter was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Division, Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Task Force and Middletown Police Department, with the assistance of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer R. Laraia.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
