Ohio Trucking Company Owner Indicted for Tax Evasion
In a recent development, the owner of an Ohio trucking company has been indicted on charges of orchestrating a complex tax evasion scheme. Alice F. Martin, 59, faces seven counts after a federal grand jury found evidence suggesting she used multiple entities to conceal income and evade over $1 million in taxes.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio detailed how Martin allegedly avoided paying taxes on over $3.6 million in unreported taxable income from 2013 to 2018. The indictment outlines that Martin sought to phase out her original company, Martin Logistics, as it accrued tax debt, aiming to render it and herself uncollectable by the IRS.
Martin reportedly directed an employee to establish a new entity, TSA Transportation, which acted as a front for her
From 2013 to 2018, around $18 million in gross receipts from TSA Transportation contracts were directed into the A.F. Martin bank account. Despite this substantial income, Martin consistently failed to file individual and corporate tax returns for her trucking businesses and did not pay the corresponding taxes. Furthermore, she is accused of making several misrepresentations to the IRS regarding the financial state of Martin Logistics.
The investigation, led by IRS-Criminal Investigations, revealed that even after her scheme came to light, Martin continued to provide misleading information to the IRS concerning the filing status of her tax returns.
The case against Martin underscores the ongoing efforts by federal authorities to crack down on tax evasion, particularly schemes involving income concealment and the misuse of business entities.
