U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross has announced that Anthony Carnevale, a business owner from North Chili, New York, has pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return. The charge could result in a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Katelyn M. Hartford, who is managing the case, explained that Carnevale owns VIP Maintenance Inc., operating as College Bound Sealers, which is involved in paving and sealing services. Between 2017 and 2021, Carnevale did not report over $3 million in revenue to the IRS. Specifically, he received $3,000,580.33 from customer checks cashed but failed to declare this income properly.
Out of this amount, Carnevale paid fees totaling $63,564.19 to a check cashing business and covered business expenses amounting to $62,391.00. He also paid wages in cash totaling $2,143,504.75 to employees of VIP Maintenance Inc. The remaining sum of $731,120.39 was retained by Carnevale himself.
This conduct led to unpaid personal income taxes of $171,217 and unpaid payroll taxes amounting to $327,956.23.
The investigation was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service under the leadership of Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent-in-Charge for the New York Field Division.
Carnevale's sentencing is scheduled for March 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.