U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Northern District of California
11th Floor, Federal Building 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 San Francisco, California  94102 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Tel: (415) 436-7200 Fax: (415) 436-7234

May 6, 2002 The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California announced today that Ran Hee Oh was re-sentenced May 2, 2002, to 10 months in prison, six months of home detention, 75 hours of community service, and restitution of $3,729, for signing a false income tax return under penalties of perjury and tampering with a witness.  The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Martin J. Jenkins following a remand for re-sentencing from the Ninth Circuit after a jury trial on 10 counts in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1) and three counts in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512. Ms. Oh, 45, of Daly City, was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 8, 1999, on charges of filing false Federal income tax returns for taxable years 1992, 1993, and 1994, in violation 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1).  A superseding indictment was handed down by a federal grand jury on January 5, 2000, additionally charging her with five counts of making and subscribing false Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Returns (Forms 941) for the quarters ending December 31, 1993, and March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, 1994, and two counts of making and subscribing false Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Returns (Forms 940), for taxable years 1993 and 1994, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1), and three counts of witness tampering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512.  Ms. Oh was convicted by a jury of one count of signing a false income tax return and one count of tampering with a witness. Because Ms. Oh has already served approximately ten months in prison pursuant to an earlier sentence handed down by Judge Jenkins, she has only to serve the six months of home detention, complete the community service portion of her remaining sentence, and pay the restitution.  The prosecution was the result of a two-year investigation by special agents of the Internal Revenue Service.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily J. Kingston were the Assistant U.S. Attorneys prosecuted the case with the assistance of Stacey Willis and Gau'ula Esera of the U.S. Attorney's Office.  A copy of this press release may also be found on the U.S. Attorney's Office website at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/can All press inquiries to the U.S. Attorney's Office should be directed to Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew J. Jacobs at (415)436-7181.