Escambia Man Convicted Of Filing False Tax Returns

May 14, 2016

An Escambia County man has been convicted in federal court of filing false tax returns.

Justin T. Phan, 51, will be sentenced August 19.

Phan owned and operated the business Global Travel and Tours on Mobile Highway in Pensacola. As a part of the business, Phan prepared income tax returns for individuals in the local Vietnamese community. Phan also sold airline tickets, prepared immigration documents, and transferred money outside the United States for his customers.

During the course of the four-day bench trial, the government proved that Phan prepared and filed false tax returns for himself for tax years 2008, 2009, and 2010. As a part of his tax returns,Phan falsely claimed that this total income for the respective years was $14,317, $23,948, and $23,649. However, the government showed that Phan’s total income for each of the years was in excess of $100,000. As a result of his false tax returns, Phan kept from paying in excess of $100,000 in taxes.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News