PITTSBURGH, PA -- A resident of Sewickley, PA, has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, following his guilty plea on charges of tax evasion, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
According to the information presented to the court, Mark Stanford evaded payment of both his personal income taxes and the employer and employee portions of Social Security and Medicare taxes that he should have paid by virtue of owning and operating a cleaning business during the period 2009 through 2013. At the same time he was evading the payment of his tax obligations he made large personal expenditures (such as Bentley and Mercedes Benz automobiles).
United States District Court Judge Cathy Bissoon sentenced Stanford to two years (24 months) in prison, a $4000 fine, three years of supervised release (upon his release from prison) and Stanford was ordered to pay more than $330,000 in back taxes.
The Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation conducted the investigation leading to the indictment, plea and sentence in this case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
