United States of America v. Brando Wilson

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7201.

Brandon Wilson, 55, owed substantial back taxes based on his tax returns for 2010 through 2017. After the IRS levied Wilson’s bank accounts as part of its collection efforts, Wilson began conducting his debt collection business without holding bank accounts in his own name. He did this by having accounts opened under the names of individuals running businesses in Massachusetts and Virginia. While these entities were ostensibly conducting debt collection services for Wilson, they were also holding money and conducting personal and business transactions on his behalf. Wilson directed specific payments out of the accounts, and received a series of smaller payments through Cash App, PayPal, and other means. This arrangement allowed Wilson to continue to control his money while frustrating the IRS’s ability to collect the taxes owed.

The Defendant elected to plead guilty.

Wilson faces up to a year and a day in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and three years of supervised release. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.