Easton Resident Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns: U.S. States Attorney

EASTON, CT — As Easton man has pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return, according to Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joel P. Garland, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England.

Their joint announcement said that Paul Carpenter, 64, of Easton, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return. According to court documents and statements made in court, Carpenter operated a chiropractic practice in Bridgeport and "intentionally mischaracterized personal expenses as deductible business expenses" on his Schedule C form for the tax years of 2008 and 2009.

The District Attorney said Carpenter took false deductions in the amount of $308,084 for items relating to his chiropractic practice as well as college tuition and personal retail purchases resulting in a tax loss of $106,395 for 2008.

For the 2009 tax year, the D.A. said he took false deductions totaling $183,283, resulting in a tax loss of $81,199.

Sentencing for Carpenter is scheduled for September 7, 2016. If convicted, he faces a maximum term of three years in prison.