ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida furniture store owner was sentenced to 30 months in prison for evading more than $5.5 million in taxes, interest, and penalties that he owed the IRS, the United States Attorney’s Office Middle District of Florida announced Wednesday.
Court documents showed that David Fletcher, the owner and operator of Deltona furniture liquidation businesses, including Century Liquidators, didn’t file his federal income tax returns or pay the taxes he owed for nearly 10 years.
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An IRS audit determined a total of $1.7 million in taxes, interest, and penalties against him.
“To evade collection of these taxes, Fletcher concealed his income and assets from the IRS. For example, Fletcher used nominees to hide his purchases of luxury vehicles, including Rolls Royces. Fletcher also filed false income tax returns that understated his income by several million dollars, and when an IRS special agent interviewed him, Fletcher falsely represented the amount of income he earned,” the attorney’s office said in a news release…