West Virginia physician admits to tax fraud

Date: Aug. 26, 2024

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Clarksburg, WV - David M. Anderson, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to filing a false tax return, according to United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld.

According to court documents, Anderson, a physician, filed false tax returns that understated his taxable income, causing a loss to the IRS of $143,599.

"The Justice Department works every day to ensure that those who fail to pay their income taxes are held to account," said U.S. Attorney Ihlenfeld. "Dr. Anderson fell far short of his obligation and now he must pay up, plus penalties and interest, and faces a lengthy prison sentence."

Anderson faces up to three years in federal prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eleanor Hurney is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.

CI is the criminal investigative arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money-laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. CI special agents are the only federal law enforcement agents with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code, obtaining a more than a 90 percent federal conviction rate. The agency has 20 field offices located across the U.S. and 12 attaché posts abroad.