Madison County Individual Sentenced to 21 Months in Federal Prison for Tax Evasion
| U.S. Attorney’s Office April 30, 2010 |
A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on April 30, 2010, GREGORY S. JEVYAK, age 52, of Wood River, Illinois, was sentenced in federal district court, East St. Louis, Illinois, following his plea of guilty to a one-count Information charging him with tax evasion, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7201. JEVYAK was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a fine of $5,000.00. The court also ordered restitution to the IRS in the amount of $262,665, payable to the IRS within 14 days; JEVYAK’S attorney stated that he intended to pay the sum on April 30, 2010, following the sentencing hearing. The violation took place in Madison County, Illinois, and elsewhere. The maximum penalties that can be imposed for this violation are five years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, or both; three years’ supervised release; and a $100 special assessment. The case was investigated by agents of the Internal Revenue Service/Criminal Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen B. Clark.