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Kenmore Man Convicted of Income Tax Evasion
According to IRS agents, Brad Charles Fisher, formerly of Helena, Montana, paid only a fraction of the $444,761 owed for 2001-06 and then concealed substantial assets when the IRS tried to collect and took expensive vacations.
A former Montana insurance salesman and current Kenmore resident has been convicted of attempting to evade income taxes and is facing a maximum of five years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
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Brad Charles Fisher, 51, was convicted on Thursday after a jury trial in U.S. District Court in Helena, Montana. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 13.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana, Fisher attempt to avoid paying income taxes for the years 2001 to 2006 by trying to hide from Internal Revenue Service agents the extent of his assets.
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He is currently free on conditional release.
The IRS audited his taxes for 2001 to 2003. According to agents, he earned substantial income from selling insurance from 2001 to 2006 and owed some $444,761, but paid a total of about $44,444.
When the IRS referred his case to its collections division, he failed to mention assets, including a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette, a 1974 Chevrolet Nova, a 1996 GMC K-1500, and a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe. Fisher also also failed to mention a 2004 Chaparral boat that he owned, and when questioned about it claimed he had no equity in the boat. However, according to the press release, agents discovered he had sold the boat and received about $17,227.
In 2007, Fisher again failed to mention another vehicle among his assets, and agents say he also paid for expensive vacation packages during the period of his outstanding tax debt. He filed for bankruptcy in 2007.