Stafford Man Enters Plea In Federal Tax Evasion Case

STAFFORD, CT — A Stafford man has entered a plea in a federal tax evasion case.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, said that David Kamal, 60, of Stafford, entered a guilty plea Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to tax evasion charges.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Kamal, who formerly resided in Hebron, willfully evaded taxes for the 2012 tax year by filing a false tax return for that year.

On the tax return, Kamal claimed false deductions, including deductions for moving expenses and medical expenses he had not incurred, according to case records. Kamal subsequently provided false documentation for the moving expenses, including invoices and bank statements, to an attorney for the IRS in connection with U.S. tax court proceedings, according to case records. Kamal also filed false tax returns for the 2013 through 2017 tax years by claiming false and inflated unreimbursed medical and dental expenses, according t0 case records.

Kamal has agreed to cooperate with the IRS to pay $163,264 in back taxes, as well interest and penalties, Avery said.

Judge Shea scheduled sentencing for March 2, at which time Kamal faces a maximum prison term of of five years. Kamal is released on a $50,000 bond pending sentencing.