April 10, 2007 - United States Attorney Patrick L. Meehan today announced the filing of an Indictment* against CHUM SON charging the defendant with 3 counts of making and subscribing a false tax return in violation of Title 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1); and 12 counts of failing to collect, account for and pay over employment taxes, in violation of Title 26 U.S.C. § 7202.
From 2000 through 2003 the defendant CHUM SON was the owner and President of a labor-leasing company called Golden Star Temps Service, North Marshall Street, Philadelphia. The indictment alleges the defendant failed to report approximately $2,716,953 in gross business receipts from Golden Star on his individual income tax returns, owing $233,663 in additional taxes; and further, failed to pay over employment taxes for his workers in the approximate amount of $589,204.29.
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CHUM SON |
Philadelphia, PA |
1954 |
If convicted defendant CHUM SON faces a maximum possible sentence of 69 years imprisonment and $3.75 million in fines.
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and has been assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Suzanne B. Ercole.
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*An Indictment or Information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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