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Las Vegas Woman Charged With Conspiring to Commit Tax Fraud
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United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz
District of Massachusetts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CHRISTINA DiIORIO-STERLING
MARCH 21, 2012 PHONE: (617)748-3356
WWW.USDOJ.GOV/USAO/MA E-MAIL: [email protected]
LAS VEGAS WOMAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO COMMIT TAX FRAUD
BOSTON - A Las Vegas woman was indicted today in federal court on charges that she
conspired to impede the ability of the Internal Revenue Service to collect taxes on $2.7 million
in commission payments.
Rosalind Herman, 56, was indicted on conspiracy to defraud the United States and
impeding the IRS. Gregg D. Caplitz, 53, of Woburn, was also charged with conspiracy and with
impeding the IRS. He previously had been charged with five counts of filing false tax returns.
The government alleges that from 2003 through 2007, Caplitz received $2.7 million in
commission payments for his work selling insurance policies and other investment products to
clients. Caplitz allegedly signed over most of the commissions to corporations controlled by
Herman. She, in turn, paid Caplitz from the corporate accounts, but did not report those
payments to the IRS, nor did she fully report the commission income Caplitz had diverted to the
corporations. Additionally, Herman and Caplitz are accused of claiming false business expenses
on the corporate returns so little or no tax was paid on the commission income.
If convicted on these charges, Caplitz and Herman each face up to five years in prison on
the conspiracy count, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $2.4
million. The maximum penalty for impeding the IRS and for filing false tax returns is three
years in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release and a fine of up to $2.4 million.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and William P. Offord, Special Agent in Charge
of Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation in Boston made the announcement today.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra S. Bower of Ortiz’s Economic
Crimes Unit.
The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendants are presumed to
be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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District of Massachusetts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CHRISTINA DiIORIO-STERLING
MARCH 21, 2012 PHONE: (617)748-3356
WWW.USDOJ.GOV/USAO/MA E-MAIL: [email protected]
LAS VEGAS WOMAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO COMMIT TAX FRAUD
BOSTON - A Las Vegas woman was indicted today in federal court on charges that she
conspired to impede the ability of the Internal Revenue Service to collect taxes on $2.7 million
in commission payments.
Rosalind Herman, 56, was indicted on conspiracy to defraud the United States and
impeding the IRS. Gregg D. Caplitz, 53, of Woburn, was also charged with conspiracy and with
impeding the IRS. He previously had been charged with five counts of filing false tax returns.
The government alleges that from 2003 through 2007, Caplitz received $2.7 million in
commission payments for his work selling insurance policies and other investment products to
clients. Caplitz allegedly signed over most of the commissions to corporations controlled by
Herman. She, in turn, paid Caplitz from the corporate accounts, but did not report those
payments to the IRS, nor did she fully report the commission income Caplitz had diverted to the
corporations. Additionally, Herman and Caplitz are accused of claiming false business expenses
on the corporate returns so little or no tax was paid on the commission income.
If convicted on these charges, Caplitz and Herman each face up to five years in prison on
the conspiracy count, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $2.4
million. The maximum penalty for impeding the IRS and for filing false tax returns is three
years in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release and a fine of up to $2.4 million.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and William P. Offord, Special Agent in Charge
of Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation in Boston made the announcement today.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra S. Bower of Ortiz’s Economic
Crimes Unit.
The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendants are presumed to
be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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