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Published Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 | 11:51 a.m.
Updated Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 | 1:59 p.m.
A federal grand jury has indicted a former Henderson firefighter for allegedly evading taxes for five years beginning in 2004.
Dwight C. Jackson was charged with five felony counts of attempting to evade or defeat paying taxes during 2004 through 2008, according to the indictment. Officials allege Jackson was:
- substantially understating wages on his individual income tax returns.
- falsely claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit.
- filing his 2004, 2005 and 2006 individual income tax returns in an untimely manner.
- submitting false W-4 forms with his employer claiming he was exempt from federal tax withholdings.
- attempting to conceal his actual income.
Jackson allegedly owes $130,741 in taxes for earnings amounting to more than $643,500 during that five-year time span, according to the criminal complaint. Jackson earned between $113,740 and $146,262 during 2004 through 2008 while working for the Henderson Fire Department and living in Henderson.
Henderson spokeswoman Kathleen Richards said Jackson retired from the Henderson Fire Department in November 2009 after working there since 1986.
Jackson was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Henderson and was scheduled to make an initial court appearance at 3 p.m. today before U.S. Magistrate Judge George W. Foley, officials said. Jackson faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count if convicted.
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This is a prime example of double-dipping
I'd love to know the actual number of people in this country, who cheat the IRS, and what the total amount would be if there was someway to summarize it all, and get a total amount due.
I wouldn't be surprised if we might knock out a chunk of our national debt if we had that money.
I've always liked paying my taxes because I know without it, this country would not have the wonderful roads; highways, rail system, national and state parks, and all that is given to us through taxes.
We have entitlements and benefits that many countries don't have - taxes or not. Also, many countries have much higher taxes on their citizens and provide much less.
How can this 'fireman' do such a thing as this, and yet have held a position of responsibility to protect and save property and people from fires - it's contradictory!
@oldlady,
you are right on your points, but how can a ff be held to higher standard than the elected officials?
This country needs healing from top down. No morals are at work today.....
Send him to Alcatraz. Give him Al Capones old cell.
WTF??????
How the hell can someone be SO STUPID and yet make over $100k per year? Oh yeah, he had a government job. If you get paid a salary and get handed a W2 at the end of the year, you would have to be a complete idiot to think you could report a number different then is on the W2 as income.
God, the average IQ of the HFD went up with this idiot retired.
Another situation of a fire-fighter earning $113,740 and $146,262 from a base salary of $65,000.00. This is why our cities, counties, states and federal governments are in financial trouble with budget deficits. And, as with most of them, they don't want to pay their fair share of taxes, imagine that !!!
Litt_g:
totally second your point, but how about the IRONY of a scumbag that is TOTALLY paid through taxes NOT wanting to pay taxes???
He probably does not want to pay taxes because he knows that money is just WASTED paying scumbags like him.
Why doesn't the Sun publish Harry Reid's salary for the last sevarl years? They we could wonder how he became a millionaire working for the government.
That's right, 200k seating on a chair not enough.
Firemen have gotten a free pass for the last ten years. They collectively have gouged cities and counties and have demanded outrageous pay. I say roast this pig...
For the life of me I can't understand why those who could most afford to pay try so hard to get out of paying their fair share of taxes. The sad part is now he'll enlist the services of someone like 'Ronni Deutsch'(sp) and then they'll come to a 'settlement' with the government for pennies on the dollar. Why can't we ALL do that? Would be nice if we could all just pay pennies on the dollar but joe average american just pays what they owe - no questions asked. It irks me to no end to think these pikers will get away with this.
cudos to the judicial system, i'd like to see them all caughter by the treasury inspectors office better known as TIGTA. The commish has been dedicated since day one to nail all these freeloaders, including all those off shore accounts...Go Treasury.
Taxation is theft, theft is criminal -- revenuers should be prosecuted and their agencies abolished -- those supporting theft through taxation are akin to ignorant sheep.
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