Crime & Safety
IRS: Dix Hills Man Arrested in $10.5 Million Tax Fraud
Authorities say Eric Anderson used a check cashing service to conceal income from the IRS.
A Dix Hills man who owns three construction companies in town was arrested on Monday on numerous tax crimes, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Eric Anderson allegedly used a check cashing service between 2006 and 2008 to cash more than $10.5 million of gross receipt checks paid to his construction companies: Anderson Framing, Anderson Enterprise and Anderson Trim Specialty.
Authorities charge that Anderson concealed his check cashing activities from his tax return preparer so that the income was not included on the companies’ tax returns.
Anderson also allegedly paid his employees in cash while failing to collect and pay IRS employment taxes. He also is charged with diverted cash receipts earned by his companies for his own personal use.
Anderson pleaded not guilty in federal court in Central Islip Tuesday. He faces a potential maximum sentence of 94 years in prison and a potential fine of up to $5.3 million if convicted.
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