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\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"A Utah man, Paul Kenneth Cromar, was sentenced Monday to six years in prison for tax evasion and illegally retaking property seized to cover his unpaid taxes, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

From 1999 to 2005, Cromar, a former Cedar Hills resident and owner of Blue Moon Productions LLC, failed to file federal income tax returns or pay taxes, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

A 2005 IRS audit revealed he owed $703,266.96, including interest and penalties. Over the next decade, Cromar neither paid his tax debt nor cooperated with the IRS, instead obstructing their collection efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2019, a federal judge ordered the sale of Cromar\u2019s home to cover his tax debt, which had grown to over $1 million. Cromar responded by filing false documents, including a fake promissory note, to block the sale. <\/span><\/p>\n

He also harassed potential buyers and IRS officials, filing frivolous lawsuits to intimidate them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Before the sale was finalized, Cromar forcibly reoccupied the house, fortified it with firearms, sandbags, and barricades, and remained there illegally for five months.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Howard C. Nielson Jr. sentenced Cromar to three years of supervised release following his prison term and ordered him to pay $723,028.65 in restitution.<\/span><\/p>\n

The case was jointly investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), and the FBI, which helped locate Cromar after he became a fugitive in a related Utah state case.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prosecutors from the Justice Department\u2019s Tax Division and the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Utah handled the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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