Lenworth Haynes, 55, of Stratford, was sentenced to six months in prison and six months' home confinement with electronic monitoring for tax evasion.
"According to court documents and statements made in court, Haynes worked as a cook at a nursing home in Trumbull and, since approximately 1996, operated his own tax preparation business," said Deirdre M. Daly, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
"From 2006 to 2008, Haynes evaded his personal federal income taxes by failing to declare income he earned from his tax preparation business. During those three years, HAYNES should have reported total taxable income of $255,071.38. Instead, he reported taxable income of negative $3,761, resulting in a loss to the government of $82,704," she said.
Haynes has been ordered to pay back taxes, plus interest and penalties.
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Susan L. Wines.
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