Huntington Man Ordered to Pay $347,038.02 in Restitution For Tax Fraud

FORT WAYNE – Robert Elsten, 57 years old, of Huntington, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to Fraud and False Statements, announced United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred.

Elsten was sentenced to time served, followed by one year of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $347,038.02 in restitution.

According to documents in the case, Robert Elsten owned and operated Global Paving, LLC, a family-owned asphalt paving company. Elsten’s customers routinely paid Elsten by check for paving work. Elsten would then deposit some of those checks into the business bank account. Other checks received by Elsten for paving work were cashed by Elsten at various check cashing facilities. Elsten then failed to report on his taxes all gross income earned from Global Paving, LLC.

This case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lesley J. Miller Lowery.