Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion, in violation of 26 O.S. 7201.

While serving as a Shelby County Commissioner, Edmund Ford, Jr., 47, failed to declare $310,743 in gross income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during tax years 2018 to 2022, causing losses to the IRS in the amount of $110,604. The source of Ford’s unreported income was non-profit organizations which had received grants from the Shelby County Commission.

In many cases, Ford sponsored the grants and voted in favor of awarding the grants to the grantees that would in turn use a portion of the grant funds to purchase computer equipment from a business Ford controlled called E&J Computer Services and Repair. After a Commercial Appeal article in 2021 calling attention to one such grant arrangement, Ford began using more sophisticated means to disguise grant-related income including intermediary accounts and the use of cash. Ford was confronted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and IRS-Criminal Investigation in May 2023, where he falsely minimized his involvement in E&J Computer Services and Repair.

Defendant sentenced to 24 MONTHS as to each of counts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to be served concurrently with each other for a total term of imprisonment of 24 MONTHS. Followed by 2 YEARS Supervised Release as to each of counts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to be supervised concurrently with each other for a total term of supervision of 2 YEARS. Standard/Mandatory conditions of supervised release. Additional conditions; mental health testing and treatment; full financial disclosure, third party risk notification, cannot open lines of credit without prior approval; MRT; search provision and DNA collection. Special assessment in the amount of $500. Restitution determination deferred until Thursday, December 3, 2026.