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Local restaurant owner pleads guilty to filing false income tax return
Ramiro Camarena, of Houston, has entered a plea of guilty to filing of a false federal income tax return, U.S. Attorney Don DeGabrielle announced Wednesday.
Camarena owned and operated a Taqueria Arandas restaurant at 1629 S. Richey in Pasadena during 2000 through 2003.
In the plea agreement, Camarena admitted filing a false federal income tax return for that restaurant for the calendar year 2000 that understated sales by about $867,113 and income taxes due by about $41,953. He further admitted that between 2000 and 2003 he filed a total of four false federal income tax returns for the restaurant that understated sales totaling $2,107,878 and underpaid income taxes by $126,174.
As part of the plea agreement, Camarena has agreed to make full restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and to remain subject to additional IRS assessments of taxes, interest and penalties due as result of these offenses.
U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal set a sentencing date of March 5, 2009. Camarena faces up to three years imprisonment and a criminal fine of up to $250,000.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jimmy Sledge Jr. The investigation leading to the charges was conducted by special agents of the Houston Office of the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS.
Camarena owned and operated a Taqueria Arandas restaurant at 1629 S. Richey in Pasadena during 2000 through 2003.
In the plea agreement, Camarena admitted filing a false federal income tax return for that restaurant for the calendar year 2000 that understated sales by about $867,113 and income taxes due by about $41,953. He further admitted that between 2000 and 2003 he filed a total of four false federal income tax returns for the restaurant that understated sales totaling $2,107,878 and underpaid income taxes by $126,174.
As part of the plea agreement, Camarena has agreed to make full restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and to remain subject to additional IRS assessments of taxes, interest and penalties due as result of these offenses.
U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal set a sentencing date of March 5, 2009. Camarena faces up to three years imprisonment and a criminal fine of up to $250,000.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jimmy Sledge Jr. The investigation leading to the charges was conducted by special agents of the Houston Office of the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS.
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