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Date: 12-13-2022
Case Style:
United States of America v. Matthew Browndorf
Case Number: 2:22-cr-00252
Judge: J.P. Stadtmueller
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Milwaukee County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Mathew Browndorf, age 52, owned and operated a holding company named Plutos Sama, LLC (“Plutos Sama”). Through Plutos Sama, Browndorf owned subsidiary law firms across the United States, including BP Peterman, which was based in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Browndorf, as Plutos Sama’s CEO, was responsible for ensuring that Plutos Sama and BP Peterman appropriately collected and remitted payroll taxes, filed the appropriate payroll tax forms with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), remitted funds associated with their employee pension benefit plan, and remitted funds associated with their health care benefit program. The indictment alleges that Browndorf unlawfully failed to fulfill these obligations, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7202, and Title 18, United States Code, Sections 664 and 669.
Browndorf is currently facing a separate federal prosecution in the District of Maryland.
This matter was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin Knight.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
26:7202 - WILLFUL FAILURE TO COLLECT/PAY OVER TAX
(1-9)
18:664 - THEFT OR EMBEZZLEMENT FROM EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
(10)
18:669 - THEFT OR EMBEZZLEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH HEALTH CARE
(11)
Outcome: 12/07/2022 2 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Brian T Fahl appearing for Matthew Browndorf (Fahl, Brian)
12/07/2022 TEXT ONLY ORDER as to Matthew Browndorf signed by Judge J.P. Stadtmueller on 12/7/2022. Judge Stadtmueller has adopted new procedures for all newly filed criminal cases. Within 10 days of the arraignment, the Government must disclose to defense counsel all evidence (e.g., witness lists, physical evidence, lab reports, photographs) that it intends to use in its case in chief. Evidence that is not disclosed within 10 days of the arraignment will not be allowed in the Government's case in chief. Importantly, this does not apply to evidence that the Government uses to rebut Defendant's testimony. (cc: all counsel) (cw)
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