April 6, 2005
For Immediate Release
P R E S S R E L E A S E
A federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment today charging PAUL LANAKILA CAMPOS, a resident of Honolulu, Hawaii, with the filing of false claims against the United States for the refund of taxes during the years 2000 through 2002. The first 12 counts of the indictment each charge CAMPOS with filing an Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return, Form 941, with the Internal Revenue Service claiming refunds ranging from $2,340 to $9,750, knowing such claims to be false, fictitious, and fraudulent.
Edward H. Kubo, Jr., United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, said that the total amount allegedly claimed for refunds in the 12 counts is $99,167.87. The indictment also charges CAMPOS with filing three U.S. Individual Tax Returns, either Form 1040 or Form 1040A, with the Internal Revenue Service claiming refunds of 3,519, $9,116, and $6,078, knowing such claims to be false, fictitious, and fraudulent.
CAMPOS faces a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine as to each of the counts if convicted.
United States Attorney Kubo cautioned that an indictment is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
This indictment is the result of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Leslie E. Osborne, Jr.
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