United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut
Press Release

NORTH HAVEN BROTHER AND SISTER WHO VIOLATED FEDERAL TAX LAWS ARE SENTENCED

Kevin J. O’Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that HERMAN F. SACHSE, age 50, of 15 Regency Drive, North Haven, Connecticut, and his sister, SALLY SACHSE, age 40, of 120 Kings Highway, North Haven, were sentenced today in New Haven for violating federal tax laws. On December 14, 2006, HERMAN SACHSE pleaded guilty to one count.of subscribing a false income tax return, and SALLY SACHSE pleaded guilty to one count of interfering with the administration of the internal revenue laws.

According to documents filed with the Court and statements made in court, HERMAN SACHSE operated a construction company, H & M Sachse, Inc. On his personal tax return for calendar year 2000, HERMAN SACHSE reported income of $51,065, primarily from H & M Sachse. Investigation by the Internal Revenue Service determined that he, in fact, had income of $230,192.60. On May 31, 2002, during the course of an Internal Revenue Service multi-year audit of H & M Sachse, a revenue agent met with SALLY SACHSE, an officer of H & M Sachse, Inc., and requested to see the company’s cash receipts/disbursement journal for calendar year 1999. SALLY SACHSE presented the agent with what was purported to be the complete and accurate journal. As SALLY SACHSE knew, however, the journal did not contain a complete listing of H & M Sachse’s receipts.

Today, Senior United States District Judge Peter C. Dorsey sentenced HERMAN SACHSE to three years of probation, to include five months of confinement in a halfway house, five months of home confinement and 150 hours of community service. Judge Dorsey sentenced SALLY SACHSE to two years of probation, and ordered her to perform 200 hours of community service. In addition, HERMAN and SALLY SACHSE have been ordered to pay for the costs of one year of their probation, in the amounts of $3444 and $3280, respectively.

HERMAN SACHSE will also be required to pay to the Internal Revenue Service back taxes, interest and penalties in an amount that is still to be determined.

The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Calvin B. Kurimai.

CONTACT:

U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov