United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut
Press Release

FAIRFIELD MAN SENTENCED FOR FEDERAL TAX OFFENSE

Kevin J. O’Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL R. MURRAY, age 57, of 976 S. Pine Creek Road, Fairfield, Connecticut, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Peter C. Dorsey in New Haven to three years of probation for filing a false tax return. Judge Dorsey also ordered MURRAY to spend the first six months of his probation confined to his home, perform 150 hours of community service and pay a fine in the amount of $7500. On April 20, 2005, MURRAY pleaded guilty to the offense.

According to documents filed with the Court and statements made in Court, MURRAY made material misstatements regarding deductions and expenses on the federal income tax returns he filed for the 1999 and 2000 tax years. In pleading guilty, MURRAY admitted that he overstated his itemized deductions in 1999 and 2000 in the amount of $39,450 and $28,205, respectively. MURRAY also overstated his expenses in 1999 and 2000 in the amount of $26,355 and $28,205, respectively. The total amount of overstated itemized deductions and overstated expenses for tax years 1999 and 2000 was $130,607. The tax loss owing to the above overstatements is $36,186. Further, the total state tax loss based on the above amount is $2,459.

Under the terms of his plea agreement with the Government, MURRAY paid all outstanding taxes at the time he entered his guilty plea.

This case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney James K. Filan, Jr.

CONTACT:

U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov