Thomas Kelley

[Demosthenes]

Salem man indicted on 18 tax offense charges
Dec 27 2008 6:13PM
Associated Press

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Federal grand jurors in Sioux Falls have indicted a Salem man on 18 tax-related crimes.

Thomas Kelley pleaded not guilty to filing a false income tax return, impeding the Internal Revenue Service and 16 counts of uttering fictitious obligations.

Prosecutors said that if convicted, he faces up to eight years in prison on the first two counts and 25 years on each of the 16 other charges.

According to the indictment, he falsely claimed he was owed a $27,660 refund, accused the Internal Revenue Service of fraud, threatened IRS agents and told the Treasury secretary he was not subject to the federal income tax.

It also states he tried to pass more than $1.5 billion worth of bogus bonds and promissory notes.

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owed a $27,660 refund

tried to pass more than $1.5 billion

Seems to be a certain incongruity there. Maybe tax evasion was just an afterthought or sideline.

[Demosthenes]

Looks like he is a Chuck Conces follower:

http://www.cheatingfrenzy.com/kelley7.pdf

[LPC]

Looks like he is a Chuck Conces follower:

http://www.cheatingfrenzy.com/kelley7.pdf

I would imagine that the letters to the IRS employees at their home addresses might have gotten him flagged from some special attention.

[Nikki]

Also, complaints get filed with TIGTA, not -- NOT -- with CI.

Anything that crosses the desk of a CI agent arouses attention that can only be relaxed after a thorough investigation.

[The Observer]

The Daily Republic
August 02, 2011

Salem man sentenced on federal tax fraud, other charges

A Salem man was sentenced on July 26 to serve a total 70 months in federal prison for tax fraud, passing fictitious U.S. Treasury bonds and failing to appear in court.

Thomas R. Kelley, 54, will be on probation for an additional five years after his release from prison.

Kelley was found guilty of 22 counts of filing a false income tax return, impeding the Internal Revenue Service, two counts of tax evasion, three counts of willful failure to file tax returns and 16 counts of uttering fictitious obligations in 2010. He failed to appear for his scheduled sentencing on Aug. 23, 2010, leading authorities on a four-month, multi-state search for him.

After being found in Wood Lake, Minn., on Dec. 22, he was sentenced to 46 months in prison to be followed by five years of probation and ordered to pay $96,710.06 to the IRS and prosecution costs of $49,749.

He was later sentenced to serve 24 months in prison for failing to appear.

Throughout the two-jury trials, Kelley claimed to be a sovereign citizen, arguing unsuccessfully that the self-imposed designation meant certain federal laws did not apply to him.

“The crimes in this case began with Mr. Kelley’s efforts to evade taxes and defraud local businesses and banks, and he ultimately became a fugitive from justice,” said U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson. “The search for him was a multi-agency law enforcement effort. His capture and this significant sentence will hopefully send the message that you can’t decide which laws apply to you.”

Kelly R. Jackson, special agent in charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation field office in St. Paul, said the sentencing was a “direct result of the excellent partnership (the) IRS and the U.S. Attorney’s office has in combating violations of federal law.”

“This sentence should serve as a deterrent to those who might contemplate similar fraudulent actions,” Jackson said.

[jkeeb]

I'm beginning to think that the sovereign citizen thing may not work the way these guys think.