Poland man indicted for tax evasion, fraud

YOUNGSTOWN

A federal grand jury in Cleveland has indicted a Poland man on three counts of income-tax evasion and four counts of making false claims for federal income-tax refunds, the U.S. attorney said.

The indictment alleges Paul G. Churlik failed to file federal income-tax returns for 2004-06 and caused his employer not to withhold federal income taxes from his wages during those years by giving his employer a false IRS W-4 form.

During those years, Churlik had combined taxable income of $294,345, on which he owed $30,576 that he failed to report or pay to the IRS, the indictment says.

The indictment also alleges Churlik falsely claimed refunds for 2006-09, with the four false claims totaling $42,432.

The case was investigated by the IRS criminal investigation division.