Saturday, October 17, 2009
Former Rafting Employee Faces Tax Evasion Charge
Most people don't like paying taxes, but, for a former West Virginia whitewater rafting employee, who was fired in 2003, it could mean up to 25 years in prison. Fifty-nine year old Carl W. Steward of Asheville, North Carolina, a former ACE Adventures employee, has been indicted on charges of tax evasion and providing false statements to the IRS. Investigators say Steward diverted money from ACE into personal bank accounts, while orchestrating a kickback scheme involving several vendors, one of which the indictment alleges paid $46,000 in kickbacks in 2000. Prosecutors say, in response to a civil suit, Steward produced tax returns he never filed and he also filed false returns for 2002 and 2003. If convicted, he could go to prison for 25 years.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:16 AM 
