A Watertown man convicted of Making and Subscribing a False Tax Return has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
70 year old Dean Minnerath must spend 30 months in federal prison, one year of supervised release, pay a $50,000 fine, pay restitution in the amount of $1,358, 990, and pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
The conviction resulted from the filing of his 2014 Individual Income Tax Return. Minnerath, who owned and operated Discount Seeds, Inc., understated his income by claiming personal expenses as business expenses. Investigation of his financial records indicated Minnerath failed to include over $1,000,000 in income he received and therefore owed additional income tax of $404,445. As part of a plea agreement with the government, Minnerath agreed to pay additional income tax he owed for tax years 2009 through 2013. By the time of the sentencing hearing, Minnerath paid $1,358,990 in income tax.
Minnerath has been allowed to self-surrender to the US Marshals Service by Tuesday (August 3, 2021).
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