U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross | U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross has announced that Anthony Carnevale, a 53-year-old resident of North Chili, New York, has pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return. This charge could result in a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Katelyn M. Hartford is managing the case against Carnevale, who owns VIP Maintenance Inc., operating as College Bound Sealers, a paving and sealing business. Between 2017 and 2021, Carnevale failed to report over $3 million in revenue to the IRS. From the total customer checks cashed amounting to $3,000,580.33, fees paid to a check cashing business totaled $63,564.19 while business expenses amounted to $62,391.00.
Carnevale also paid his employees some or all their wages in cash totaling $2,143,504.75 from these funds. He retained $731,120.39 for himself from the remaining cash received after checks were cashed. This resulted in unpaid personal income taxes of $171,217 and unpaid payroll taxes totaling $327,956.23.
The plea follows an investigation conducted by the Internal Revenue Service under Thomas Fattorusso's direction as Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., presided over by Chief U.S District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
