<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />
 Tuesday, June 6, 2023<br />
 New Jersey Man Found Guilty of Tax Evasion</p>
<h2>Did Not Pay Taxes or File Returns Despite Earning Nearly $1.5 Million</h2>
<p>A federal jury convicted a New Jersey man today of tax evasion and failing to file personal income tax returns.</p>
<p>According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Jonathan D. Michael of Springfield, New Jersey, worked as a mechanic in the crane shop at the Port Newark Container Terminal. For the years 2014 through 2018, Michael provided his employer with an Employee’s Withholding Certificate (Form W-4) that falsely claimed he was exempt from any federal income tax withholding. During the same five-year period, Michael did not file personal income tax returns even though he earned approximately $1.5 million in wages, resulting in a tax loss to the IRS of over $375,000.</p>
<p>Michael is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 23, 2023, and faces a statutory maximum penalty of five years in prison for tax evasion and one year in prison for each count of willful failure to file a tax return. He also faces a period of supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.</p>
<p>Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey made the announcement.</p>
<p>IRS-Criminal Investigation is investigating the case.</p>
<p>Trial Attorney Michael C. Vasiliadis of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Feldman Nikic of the District of New Jersey are prosecuting the case.</p>
<p> Topic(s): TaxComponent(s): <a href="http://www.justice.gov/tax/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Tax Division</a><a href="http://www.justice.gov/usao-nj" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">USAO &#8211; New Jersey</a>Press Release Number: 634 </p>
<p> Updated June 6, 2023<a href=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/new-jersey-man-found-guilty-tax-evasion>Original Article</a></p>

New Jersey Man Found Guilty of Tax Evasion
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