EVANSVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH FILING FALSE TAX
RETURNS

Susan W. Brooks, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced that CHARLES K. BROWN, 58, Evansville, Indiana, was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Indianapolis for three counts of filing a false individual income tax return, following an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The indictment alleges that BROWN filed false, form 1040, individual income tax returns for the years 1999, 2000, and 2001. The returns allegedly understated his total income and failed to disclose his control over accounts in a foreign country.

According to Assistant United States Attorneys Steven D. DeBrota and Todd S. Shellenbarger, who are prosecuting the case for the government, BROWN faces a maximum possible prison sentence of 3 years and a maximum possible fine of 100,000. Following a hearing held on April 16, 2007, before a U.S. Magistrate Judge, BROWN was placed on pre-trial supervision ending disposition of this case.

The indictment is an allegation only, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at trial or by guilty plea.

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