Skokie Business Owner Charged with Tax Evasion

Federal prosecutors have charged Peter Troost, 78, owner of Troost Memorials, with tax evasion for stashing money in a secret offshore account, www.WTHITV.com reported. 

Troost is alleged to owe more than $212,000 in federal income tax in 2007 and could face five years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted, www.WTHITV.com reported. 

Troost Memorials has been providing grave markers and other memorials to funeral homes in five states for more than 120 years.