John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kristina O’Connell, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that a grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging DERON D. FREEMAN, 45, of Glastonbury, with two counts of filing false tax returns.
As alleged in the indictment, Freeman is attorney who owns and operates The Law Offices of Deron Freeman in Hartford. Freeman has practiced primarily in the areas of personal injury and criminal law. In 2011 and 2012, Freeman filed false tax returns that understated his income and, in turn, his tax liability.
If convicted of the charges, Freeman faces a maximum term of imprisonment of three years on each count.
Freeman’s arraignment is scheduled for September 10 at 1:30 before U.S. Magistrate Judge William I. Garfinkel in Bridgeport.
The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden.
U.S. Attorney Durham stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This investigation is being conducted by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Division. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan L. Wines.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
