HARRISBURG, PA — A federal jury has found a Milroy man guilty of tax evasion, unveiling a complex scheme aimed at dodging over $100,000 in taxes. The verdict, delivered on Thursday, April 11, 2024, marks the culmination of a case that highlights the lengths some will go to avoid their financial obligations to the government.
Brandon Aumiller, the owner of an insurance sales business named Brandon Aumiller & Associates, faced charges for his failure to pay substantial income and employment taxes over several years. Court documents reveal that between the tax years of 2007, and 2009 through 2011, Aumiller reported owing around $82,311 in personal income taxes. Furthermore, his business was reported to owe approximately $24,882 in employment taxes for part of 2013 and the first half of 2014. Despite acknowledging these debts, totaling over $107,193, Aumiller refrained from making the payments.
The strategies Aumiller employed to elude the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) were multifaceted and deliberate. By hiding his assets in accounts under other names and manipulating real estate transactions to keep them off the IRS’s radar, he effectively obscured significant sums of money. Additionally, Aumiller provided the IRS with inaccurate financial disclosure forms that omitted essential details about his bank accounts and property dealings.
District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, who presided over Aumiller’s four-day trial, has set the sentencing for September 4. Aumiller faces the possibility of up to five years in prison for each of the two counts of his conviction. The ultimate sentence will be determined by Judge Conner, taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines among other factors.
The case against Aumiller was brought to light by the concerted efforts of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, with the IRS Criminal Investigation unit playing a pivotal role in the investigation. Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg and U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced the conviction, signaling a clear message about the seriousness of tax evasion.
The prosecution of Aumiller was led by Trial Attorney Matthew L. Cofer of the Tax Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey W. MacArthur for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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