A Florida man pleaded guilty today to plotting to defraud the IRS over owning and running illegal gambling companies in Guangzhou.
According to court papers and statements made in court, from 2009 to 2018 Larry Dayton, 46, along with Jason Kachner, Rebecca Kachner and other co-conspirators, owned and operated two illegal gambling companies, Skilled Shamrock and Redemption. Dayton pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to defraud the IRS by filing false tax returns that ignored the monetary income he received from gambling companies and using the nominee to conceal his property. Between 2012 and 2017, Dayton did not report over $ 2 million in revenue that it received from Skilled Shamrock and Redemption. Dayton and others also created a fake “purchase contract” in which he allegedly sold the gambling company’s assets to an entity nominated owner.
A judgment hearing for Dayton will be scheduled at a later date. He faces a sentence of up to five years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the tax office. He will also face a period of supervised dismissal, restitution and fines. A federal district court judge will determine each judgment after considering the guidelines for US judgments and other statutory factors.
On July 14, Jason and Rebecca Kachner pleaded guilty to involvement in a tax conspiracy.
It was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Department of Justice Tax Division and First Assistant Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler for the Ohio North District.
The IRS-Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Treasury Department, the Office of the Inspector General, the Ohio Casino Inspection Commission and the Ohio Casino Inspection Commission are investigating the matter. The internal security investigation provided significant assistance.
Fiscal Attorneys Richard M. Rolwing and Sam Bean, and US Assistant Attorneys Robert Patton and David Toepfer of the Northern District of Ohio are investigating the case.
