In a significant legal development, a Pennsylvania business owner has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for evading personal and employment taxes, following a thorough investigation by federal authorities. The case centers around Brandon Aumiller, a resident of Milroy, who was found guilty of orchestrating a multi-year tax evasion scheme that sought to prevent the IRS from collecting over $400,000 in unpaid taxes.
Aumiller, who operated an insurance sales business, admitted to filing personal income tax returns for the years 2007 and 2009 through 2011, in which he acknowledged owing taxes but failed to fulfill his payment obligations. He also submitted employment tax returns for his business that revealed unpaid taxes for the third quarter of 2013 and the first two quarters of 2014.
Upon the IRS’s attempts to collect the outstanding taxes, Aumiller employed multiple tactics to hide his assets and avoid making payments. Court documents and trial evidence revealed that he concealed his assets in nominee bank accounts, structured real estate transactions to obscure activities from the IRS, and submitted fraudulent financial disclosure forms that inadequately represented his financial status, including bank accounts and real estate properties.
This fraudulent activity resulted in a total tax loss to the IRS amounting to $478,270. Aside from the 24-month prison sentence, U.S. District Judge Christopher C. Conner mandated that Aumiller serve three years of supervised release and pay $180,000 in restitution to the United States government.
The case highlights the ongoing efforts by federal investigators to combat tax evasion and underscores the consequences of fraudulent financial behaviors.
