SOUTH BEND Michael Closson and Laquita Closson, of Goshen, Indiana, were sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio.
According to documents in this case, Mr. and Mrs. Closson are married and own a lawn care and snow removal business in Goshen, Indiana. They were sentenced after each pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States. Mr. Closson also pleaded guilty to an additional count of tax evasion.
The Clossons were ordered to pay in restitution $662,027.00 to the IRS; $298,300.75 to the Indiana Department of Revenue; and $64,732.39 to Medicaid. In addition to the restitution, Mr. Closson was sentenced to prison and Mrs. Closson was sentenced to home detention.
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.