The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan Joins DOJ's Fraud Division, IRS, and IRS-CI in National Tax Enforcement Surge Exposing $490 Million in Tax Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice reports in its press release (quotation, not an independent finding): “More than 30 U.S. Attorney’s Offices joined the Fraud Division in bringing enforcement actions against alleged fraudsters GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan today announced an indictment of Traverse City resident Christopher Robin Roehler as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, Internal Revenue Service, and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation targeting tax fraud and related offenses. The Western District of Michigan was a key participant in this surge effort. Between early September and today, federal prosecutors across the country facilitated fraud enforcement actions spanning 76 criminal defendants, including 31 newly charged defendants, reaching approximately $490 million in intended loss to American taxpayers. U.S. Attorney Timothy VerHey said, “The Western District of Michigan joins the rest of the United States in fairly enforcing our tax laws. The tax offense charged against Roehler is especially galling because it involves taking money out of an employee’s pocket with the promise that the money will be turned over to the government as part of the employee’s tax obligation. Any employer who keeps that money for himself betrays that promise. We look forward to proving these charges in court.” According to the indictment returned by a grand jury in the Western District of Michigan, Christopher Robin Roehler, age 65 of Traverse City, was the owner and manager of Rolling Farms Café and was responsible for collecting, accountin”