Grand Jury Returns Indictments
Posted/updated on: April 8, 2011 at 12:56 pm
TYLER – A federal grand jury has returned several indictments charging individuals with separate federal crimes in the Eastern District of Texas.
Timothy J. Patton, 61, and Dawn G. Patton, both of Big Sandy, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to avoid taxes and attempting to evade and defeat taxes. According to the indictment, the Pattons are charged with attempting to avoid assessment of federal income tax by failing to have withholdings taken from their paychecks; by failing to file federal income tax returns; by creating a shell non-profit corporation and having their paychecks issued in the name of the corporation; and by claiming that they were exempt from withholdings. If convicted, they each face up to 5 years in federal prison.
Edwin Tadeo Cruz-Manzanarez, also known as Franklin Lope, 24, a Honduran national, was indicted for being an alien unlawfully present in the United States after having been deported. According to the indictment, on March 1, 2011, Cruz-Manzanarez was located at the Gregg County Jail. An investigation revealed he had been deported to Honduras on several occasions. If convicted, he faces up to 2 years in federal prison and deportation.
Juan Antonio Lara-Lopez, 31, a Mexican national, was indicted for being an alien unlawfully present in the United States after having been deported. According to the indictment, on March 3, 2011, Lara-Lopez was located at the Anderson County Jail. An investigation revealed he had been deported to Mexico on several occasions. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison and deportation.
