Business owners sentenced for defrauding the US, must pay $1M restitution
The owners of a lawn care and snow removal business in Goshen have been sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the US and ordered to pay $1 million in restitution for underreporting their income by over $2 million, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
Michael Closson, 52, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax evasion. He was sentenced to prison on Thursday, but the length of his sentence was not released.
Laquita Closson, 49, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and was sentenced on Thursday to home detention.