ROCHESTER, NY—U.S. Attorney William J.
Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an
indictment charging Patrick Dandrea, 55, of Rochester, New York, with two
counts of filing false tax returns. Each count carries a maximum sentence of
three years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R.
Gestring, who is handling the case, stated that according to the indictment,
the defendant was awarded a contract with Erie County in 2006 to remove damaged
trees and branches following a severe snow storm. As a result of this contract,
Dandrea received over $5,000,000 in payments, which he failed to report on his
2006 and 2007 federal income tax returns.
The defendant was arrested this morning
and will be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan W. Feldman at 12:00
p.m. today in Rochester.
The arrest and indictment are the
culmination of an investigation on the part of special agents of the Internal
Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations Division, under the direction of
Victor Lessoff, Special Agent in Charge; and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Christopher M.
Piehota.
The fact that a defendant has been
charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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Pat the Rat is what hes known as
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