Former Massachusetts golf course manager, Kevin Kennedy, has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for tax conspiracy and filing false tax returns. As reported by court documents, Kennedy conspired with a luxury home builder in western Massachusetts to evade taxes owed on money received from managing two municipal golf courses owned by the City of Springfield. The scheme involved the construction of custom homes for Kennedy, with payments made in cash from the golf course proceeds.
Kennedy's fraudulent activities extended to filing false individual income tax returns for the years 2009 through 2014, resulting in a tax loss exceeding $300,000 for the IRS. He underreported his income by more than $1 million by failing to disclose all the cash and checks received from his golf course management.
U.S. District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni for the District of Massachusetts handed down the sentence, which includes three years of supervised release. The amount of restitution will be determined at a later date by Judge Mastroianni.
Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy for the District of Massachusetts announced the sentencing. The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant Chief Eric B. Powers of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Desroches for the District of Massachusetts.