11 April 2002 - Patrick L.Meehan, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, today announced the filing of an indictment charging Robert Noll, of Valley Forge Pennsylvania, with one count of distribution of amphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841, and with two counts of filing false federal income tax returns, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1), for the 1995 and 1996 tax years.

The indictment alleges that on July 16, 1997, Robert Noll distributed amphetamine in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. It further alleges that on February 19, 1996, Noll signed and filed a false U.S. joint individual income tax return, IRS Form 1040, which he did not believe to be true and correct in that he had income in excess of the amount reported. In addition, the indictment also alleges that on March 4, 1997, Noll signed and filed a false joint U.S. individual income tax declaration for electronic filing, IRS Form 8453, which also failed to report all of his income.

If convicted of the offenses, the defendant faces the following maximum penalties:

for distribution of a controlled substance, twenty (20) years of imprisonment, a fine of $1,000,000, and three (3) years of supervised release; and

for each count of filing false returns, three (3) years imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, and one (1) year of supervised release.

DEFENDANT	ADDRESS
Robert Noll	Valley Forge, PA

The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Prosecution has been assigned to Special Assistant United States Attorney, Deborah Kravitz, of the Department of Justice, Tax Division.