U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA


PRESS RELEASE.  Thursday, November 6, 2003

Contact: Thomas B. Heffelfinger, United States Attorney (612) 664-5600
Karen Bailey, Media Coordinator (612) 664-5610
Frank Magill, Assistant United States Attorney (612) 664-5600


St. Paul, MN  -   Michael F. Marsh, the former owner of Marsh Optical was sentenced Wednesday, November 5, 2003 in United States District Court to failing to file federal personal income tax returns for four consecutive years.

Marsh, age 50, was sentenced to one year and one day of imprisonment by U.S. Magistrate Judge Janie Mayeron in St. Paul.

Marsh admitted during his guilty plea hearing in August 2003 that for calendar years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 he failed to file a federal income tax return. His total income for those years was $401,371, resulting in a tax loss of approximately $141,559.

The case is the result of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Frank Magill.

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