Yuma Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Philip Kevin Clark, 61, of Yuma, Arizona pleaded guilty on April 15, 2025, for Failure to Pay Employment Taxes. Sentencing is scheduled for July 28, 2025, before United States District Judge Steven P. Logan.

Clark, the owner of a water company in Yuma, admitted that between 2017 and 2021, he deducted $395,250 from his employees’ paychecks for taxes that he failed to pay to the IRS. 

A conviction for Failure to Pay Employment Tax carries a maximum penalty of 5 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.

The IRS Criminal Investigation Phoenix Field Office conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin M. Rapp, District of Arizona, Phoenix, is handling the prosecution.

CASE NUMBER:           CR-24-00611-PHX-SPL
RELEASE NUMBER:    2025-057_ Clark

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