Prosecutor asks for jail time in tax evasion case
A federal prosecutor asked a judge to sentence a Rices Landing optometrist to prison for tax evasion during a hearing scheduled for Thursday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul E. Hull wrote that Dr. David P. Alan “was obsessed with not having to pay any taxes on his income.”
Alan, 65, runs offices in Connellsville, Masontown and in Waynesburg, Greene County. Prosecutors alleged he failed to pay the complete amount of taxes he owed between 2000 and 2004, using an offshore company to hide money. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to a single count of tax evasion, and in court filings this month, Alan’s attorney asked U.S. District Judge Alan N. Bloch to consider a sentence that does not involve prison time. A presentence report recommended between 18 and 24 months in prison.
For more information, read Wednesday’s HeraldStandard.com.