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By Beacon Journal staff
POSTED: 05:29 p.m. EDT, Jun 26, 2008
An Akron man was sentenced in federal court today to two years in prison and ordered to pay more than $750,000 in restitution to the IRS for filing false federal income tax returns, authorities said.
Alto Patterson, 62, of East Avenue in Akron, pleaded guilty in April to 12 counts of claiming false fuel excise tax credits from 2001 to 2004. according to records filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland.
Authorities said Patterson prepared and signed the returns as president of two Akron area businesses, Mr. Spotless and DVT Vintage Automotive. He also made the falsified claims on corporate returns that he prepared for Sum Solutions and MS Williams Inc.
The total of the false tax credits was $750,716, authorities said.
Patterson was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Gaughan. In addition to the prison term and restitution, he was ordered to pay a $100 fine for each of the 12 counts in his plea deal and was given one year of probation following his release.
Philip J. Okonek, special agent of the IRS investigation unit in Akron, said the court approved a self-surrender date on which Patterson actually will begin serving his prison term. The date has not been scheduled, Okonek said.
The investigation was conducted by agents from the IRS Criminal Investigation Division.
In exchange for Patterson's guilty pleas, prosecutors dismissed four tax charges.
An Akron man was sentenced in federal court today to two years in prison and ordered to pay more than $750,000 in restitution to the IRS for filing false federal income tax returns, authorities said.
Alto Patterson, 62, of East Avenue in Akron, pleaded guilty in April to 12 counts of claiming false fuel excise tax credits from 2001 to 2004. according to records filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland.
Authorities said Patterson prepared and signed the returns as president of two Akron area businesses, Mr. Spotless and DVT Vintage Automotive. He also made the falsified claims on corporate returns that he prepared for Sum Solutions and MS Williams Inc.
The total of the false tax credits was $750,716, authorities said.
Patterson was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Gaughan. In addition to the prison term and restitution, he was ordered to pay a $100 fine for each of the 12 counts in his plea deal and was given one year of probation following his release.
Philip J. Okonek, special agent of the IRS investigation unit in Akron, said the court approved a self-surrender date on which Patterson actually will begin serving his prison term. The date has not been scheduled, Okonek said.
The investigation was conducted by agents from the IRS Criminal Investigation Division.
In exchange for Patterson's guilty pleas, prosecutors dismissed four tax charges.
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