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MAGNA — A Magna man accused of 11 felonies related to alleged tax evasion was dishonest in his filings from 2009 to 2013, the Utah State Tax Commission claims.
Don Richard Robinson III, 34, allegedly avoided paying nearly $34,000 over that five-year period and instead received a little more than $7,000 in tax refunds. Court documents say he also owes the Utah State Tax Commission about $37,000 "in interest and penalties."
Commission spokesman Charlie Roberts said in a statement about Robinson's case Monday that the agency "will continue to aggressively investigate those who evade income taxes."
Robinson was charged April 11 in 3rd District Court with carrying out a pattern of unlawful activity, a second-degree felony, plus five counts each of tax evasion, a second-degree felony, and failure to render a proper tax return, a third-degree felony.
Charging documents allege Robinson initially told investigators that discrepancies in his tax returns were the result of either identity theft or errors in the TurboTax software he used to file them.
However, bank and software records debunked both of those claims, according to Robinson's charges.
