"A former Canton café and juice bar owner was sentenced Wednesday in Boston federal court after deliberately failing to report more than $3.5 million in gross receipts to the Internal Revenue Service over an eight-year period, according to a statement from Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley's office. Remigijus Mikelenas, 55, now of Gilford, New Hampshire, avoided paying more than $820,000 in federal income taxes by filing the false tax returns, the statement says."
"He was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by one year of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay more than $800,000 in restitution to the IRS and more than $100,000 in restitution to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, according to the statement. During the investigation, authorities used an undercover agent posing as a prospective buyer for the two businesses, officials said."
""Mikelenas told an undercover agent posing as a prospective buyer for the businesses that he regularly underreported his gross receipts to the IRS and showed the agent a copy of the 'real' books that reflected the businesses' true earnings," the statement reads. "During the meeting, Mikelenas asked the agent whether he worked for the IRS, and added, 'If I get caught, I'll be screwed,'""
Remigijus Mikelenas, 55, formerly a Canton café and juice bar owner, failed to report more than $3.5 million in gross receipts to the Internal Revenue Service over an eight-year period. He avoided paying more than $820,000 in federal income taxes by filing false tax returns. He was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by one year of supervised release. He must pay more than $800,000 in restitution to the IRS and over $100,000 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. An undercover agent posing as a prospective buyer was shown 'real' books reflecting true earnings. He was arrested in August 2024 and charged with three counts of filing false tax returns.
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