Former Tucson Resident Sentenced for Tax Refund Fraud
| U.S. Attorney’s Office August 24, 2011 |
TUCSON, AZ—Michael Thomas McQuillen, 50, formerly a resident of Tucson, was sentenced yesterday to 27 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson. McQuillen was also ordered to pay $155,986.65 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service. On March 3, 2011, McQuillen pleaded guilty to filing two false claims for federal income tax refunds.
On February 3, 2010, McQuillen was indicted on two counts of filing false claims for federal income tax refunds with the Internal Revenue Service, obtaining a $65,906.63 refund for 2005 and a $90,080.02 for 2006. At the time he filed the claims for refunds, McQuillen resided in Tucson. He was employed by a local contractor with the Department of Defense and held a security clearance. McQuillen presently lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution was handled by U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division Attorneys Sonia M. Owens and Danny N. Roetzel, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Munish Sharda, District of Arizona, Tucson.
CASE NUMBER: CR-10-000240-TUC-CKJ
RELEASE NUMBER: 2011-XXX(McQuillen)