April 11, 2002

LAGUNA HILLS MAN INDICTED IN TAX FRAUD SCHEME

 A Laguna Hills man who was involved in a tax fraud scheme has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Santa Ana on charges of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and filing false income tax returns.
 Ahad Kamali, 44, was charged by the grand jury on Wednesday. According to the indictment, Kamali attempted to conceal income from the IRS in 1995 and 1996 by using aliases and with the assistance of others. He was able to hide income by receiving checks in the names of his aliases, and then he had the checks cashed by others. In addition to the conspiracy count, Kamali is charged with filing three false income tax returns with the IRS.
 The arraignment of Kamali has not yet been scheduled. If convicted on all four counts in the indictment, Kamali faces a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison and fines of up to $550,000.
 An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
 This case is the result of a joint investigation by IRS-Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

 Release No. 02-064

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