The following was taken from a press release distributed by the United States Attorney’s Office – Southern District of Georgia on December 19, 2023:
BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. – A Bulloch County, Ga., man has been sentenced to federal prison for income tax evasion.
Samir Patel, 56, of Statesboro, Ga., was sentenced today (Dec. 19) to two years in prison after previously pleading guilty to tax evasion, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. U.S. District Court Chief Judge J. Randal Hall also ordered Patel to pay approximately $550,000 in restitution to the United States, a fine of $95,000, and ordered him to serve three years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.
There is no parole in the federal system.
“Much of our nation’s operating revenues are dependent on the lawful participation of citizens in the income tax system, and those who evade
