Florida
A federal court judge sentenced a Ft. Myers, Florida man to 18 months in prison for stealing government funds and violating internal revenue laws, officials announced Tuesday.
In addition to the term of prison imposed, U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell ordered Attila Kalmar to forfeit $274,019 and real estate and pay $274,019 in restitution to the IRS, officials said.
According to documents filed with the court, Kalmar filed 2007 through 2009 trust returns with the IRS in the name of First AK-Open Sec Trust, a nominee entity, seeking more than $480,000 in fraudulent refunds.
Kalmar deposited an IRS refund check into a bank account, and then used the proceeds to purchase real property, acquire thousands of dollars in gold coins, and wire money overseas.
Moreover, Kalmar attempted to impede the internal revenue laws by transferring funds between nominee bank accounts and falsely representing to the IRS that an IRS revenue officer was the trustee for First AK-Open Sec Trust, according to authorities.