NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that
CRAIG A. TAFFARO, age 70, of Harvey, a former Chief Deputy for the Jefferson
Parish Sheriff’s Office, was sentenced today to five years’ probation, a
$10,000 fine, and $75,614 in restitution.
TAFFARO was convicted at trial of willfully attempting to
evade tax due and owing by filing returns with false and exaggerated business
expenses for tax years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 and was also convicted
for willfully failing to file a tax return when required by law for tax year
2014.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Internal Revenue
Service - Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in
investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorneys Chandra Menon,
Tracey Knight, and David Sinkman were in charge of the prosecution.
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