Bonamase brothers get prison terms in tax-evasion case

CLEVELAND — Two brothers who operated a Youngstown construction company have been sentenced, both to 21 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for failing to pay federal taxes.

They were also ordered to pay $138,496 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Scott Bonamase, 48, of Streetsboro, had earlier pleaded guilty to willful failure to truthfully account for and pay taxes due to the IRS and making false statements to a government agency.

His brother, David Bonamase, 52, of Canfield, had pleaded guilty to the willful failure to account for and pay taxes charge.

The men were sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher A. Boyko.

They had operated the A. Bonamese Contracting Co.

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