United States Attorney Richard B. Roper
Northern District of Texas

LAWYER SENTENCED TO 10 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON,
WITHOUT PAROLE, FOR FAILING TO FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS

Admits Owing $52,152 in Taxes

FORT WORTH, Texas — A local attorney was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means to 10 months in prison after admitting that she intentionally failed to file personal income tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas.

According to the factual resume filed in Court, Brenda Jean Vickers operated the Law Firm of Brenda Vickers as a sole proprietorship and as a licensed attorney at law during 2001, 2002 and 2003. Her gross taxable income during 2001 was at least $90,538; in 2002, approximately $88,142; and in 2003, approximately $82,078.

She admitted that she wilfully failed to file a tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) before April 15 of the year following those tax years and that she owed approximately $18,108 in taxes for the 2001 tax year, approximately $17,628 for the 2002 tax year, and approximately $16,416 for the 2003 tax year.

Judge Means ordered that Vickers surrender to the Bureau of Prisons by February 4, 2008.

U.S. Attorney Roper praised the investigative efforts of the IRS-Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ronald C.H. Eddins prosecuted the case.

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