Washington, DC Man Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns

PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Washington, DC, has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to 24 months’ incarceration, one year supervised release, and restitution in the amount of $307,692.51 on his conviction of aiding in the filing of false tax returns, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady, announced today.

United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on Jaason J. Weatherly.

According to the information presented to the court, Weatherly, filed false tax returns in 2012 and 2013 for other persons which contained false W-2 forms, income and withholding information.

Assistant United States Attorney Gregory C. Melucci prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

The U.S. Attorney commended the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation for the successful investigation that led to the prosecution of Jaason J. Weatherly.