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Article: San Francisco Attorney Sentenced for Failing to Pay Federal Income Taxes, Says Justice Department
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- July 29, 2005
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WASHINGTON, July 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Justice Department and
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that U.S. Magistrate
Judge Joseph C. Spero, sentenced J. Tony Serra to ten months'
imprisonment, at the federal courthouse in San Francisco, California.
On April 5, 2005, Serra pled guilty to two counts of willful
failure to pay federal income taxes (26 U.S.C. B' 7203).
"Honest taxpayers deserve to know that people who commit tax
crimes are likely to face federal criminal prosecution and
imprisonment and still will have to pay taxes, interest, and
penalties," said Assistant Attorney General Eileen J. O'Connor, for
the Justice Department's Tax Division.
"Failing to pay taxes is ...