Tax Charge Filed Against Bucks County Man

PHILADELPHIA – Joseph White, 46, of Newtown, PA, was charged today by Information with attempted evasion of payment of tax, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.  According to the information, White willfully attempted to evade the full amount of income tax he owed for calendar years 2000 through 2011 by filing false information with the IRS and diverting money from his corporations for personal expenses.

If convicted, the defendant faces a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison, a fine, a $100 special assessment, and up to two years of supervised release.

The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigations and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Floyd Miller.

An Information is an accusation.  A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.