Stafford Man Accused Of Evading Taxes For Years: U.S. Attorney

STAFFORD, CT — A Stafford man has been accused of willfully evading taxes for years, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Thursday.

David Kamal, 60, of Stafford (formerly of Hebron) is accused of filing false tax returns and providing false invoices and bank statements to an Internal Revenue Service attorney during tax court proceedings in the 2012 and 2013 tax years, said Leonard Boyle, U.S. attorney for the district of Connecticut.

Then, from the 2014 through 2017 tax years, Kamal filed false tax returns by claiming $153,400, $148,910, $49,300, and $50,247, respectively, in unreimbursed medical expenses, a news release from the attorney's office said.

Kamal is also accused of submitting false documents in a U.S. Tax Court proceeding and using an individual's personal information to file false tax returns and negotiate federal tax refund checks without that person's authorization, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

On Tuesday, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment that charged Kamal with two counts of tax evasion, four counts of filing a false tax return, one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, and four counts of unlawful use of a means of identification, Boyle's office said.

If convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding, Kamal faces up to 20 years in prison, the news release said. The other convictions would carry prison terms ranging from three to 15 years.

Kamal was arrested on Thursday and released on a $50,000 bond after appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert A. Richardson in Hartford.