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Medina Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

By McNabb Associates

Renato Medina, a casino owner in Colma, CA, is at the heart of a federal public corruption probe in California that has led to several arrests.[1] Medina has admitted to cheating on his taxes and illegally deducting $2.6 million in personal expenses.[2] Medina's niece and nephew, who were also arrested, have pleaded not guilty to helping Medina set up sham companies to help funnel casino revenue into Medina's personal holdings.[3]The public corruption probe also caught Colma?s former mayor who was sentenced to 18 months in prison in July after pleading guilty to accepting airline tickets from Medina while the casino had business pending before him.[4]Medina could face up to five years in prison when he's sentenced Feb. 28 for felony tax evasion...continue to full post

Full post as published by Federal Crimes Blog on October 23, 2007 (boomark / email).