[US] Former payroll manager charged with federal tax offence

On September 3, Leonard Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and Joleen Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that a grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging Innis Frederick, 61, of Saint Cloud, Florida, with a federal tax offence stemming from his employment at a Stratford-based home healthcare company, a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

The indictment was returned on August 10. Mr  Frederick appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M Spector via video conference on September 3 and pleaded not guilty.  He has been released on a $20,000 bond.

The indictment alleges that Mr Frederick worked as the payroll manager for Equinox Home Care, LLC (“ECH”), a home healthcare company based in Stratford that was originally established as a partnership between Frederick’s sister, Theresa Foreman, and another individual.  In September 2012, the partnership ended, and Ms Foreman was obligated by court order to make payments to her partner for the purchase of the partner’s interest in EHC.  Between approximately 2012 and 2016, Mr Frederick assisted Ms Foreman by processing payroll that caused cheques to be issued to “ghost employees.” The money paid to the ghost employees was actually paid to Ms Foreman, who did not report the hundreds of thousands of dollars of income on her tax returns.  By submitting false payroll data, Mr Frederick also caused false Forms W-2 and W-3 to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.

The indictment charges Mr Frederick with conspiracy to defraud the United States and impede and impair the IRS, an offence that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of five years.

Acting U.S. Attorney Boyle emphasised that an indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt.  A charge is only an allegation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Ms Foreman was previously charged and convicted in relation to this scheme.

This matter is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Division.  This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer Laraia and Peter Jongbloed.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

On September 3, Leonard Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and Joleen Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that a grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging Innis Frederick, 61, of Saint Cloud, Florida, with a federal tax offence stemming from his employment at a Stratford-based home healthcare company, a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

The indictment was returned on August 10. Mr  Frederick appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M Spector via video conference on September 3 and pleaded not guilty.  He has been released on a $20,000 bond.

The indictment alleges that Mr Frederick worked as the payroll manager for Equinox Home Care, LLC (“ECH”), a home healthcare company based in Stratford that was originally established as a partnership between Frederick’s sister, Theresa Foreman, and another individual.  In September 2012, the partnership ended, and Ms Foreman was obligated by court order to make payments to her partner for the purchase of the partner’s interest in EHC.  Between approximately 2012 and 2016, Mr Frederick assisted Ms Foreman by processing payroll that caused cheques to be issued to “ghost employees.” The money paid to the ghost employees was actually paid to Ms Foreman, who did not report the hundreds of thousands of dollars of income on her tax returns.  By submitting false payroll data, Mr Frederick also caused false Forms W-2 and W-3 to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.

The indictment charges Mr Frederick with conspiracy to defraud the United States and impede and impair the IRS, an offence that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of five years.

Acting U.S. Attorney Boyle emphasised that an indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt.  A charge is only an allegation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Ms Foreman was previously charged and convicted in relation to this scheme.

This matter is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Division.  This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer Laraia and Peter Jongbloed.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice