March 13, 2009
LANSING -
Attorney General Mike Cox
today announced the arrest of Gino Soave, an officer with the Dearborn Police
Department, for tax evasion and fraud related to the purchase of a 54' boat
known as the "Bada Bing V."
Soave, 41, of Dearborn
Heights, presented a forged bill of sale to the Michigan Secretary of State
stating that the sale price of the boat was $77,000. However, the original
sales documents show the price of the boat was actually $285,000. By
understating the sale price of the boat, Soave paid an estimated $12,000 less in
taxes than was required at the true sale price.
Soave is scheduled to be
arraigned today at the 40th District Court in St. Clair Shores. He
is charged with:
·
One count of
Forgery, a 14-year felony
·
One count of
Uttering and Publishing, a 14-year felony
·
One count of
Tax Fraud, a five-year felony
A criminal charge is merely
an accusation and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt.
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