An insurance agent in Chicago has pleaded guilty to not paying federal and state income taxes as he made hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.
John Ocwieja, 49, made over $4.7 million in income between 2006 and 2016, but failed to pay income taxes, the government alleged. Of the 11 years he failed to pay for income taxes, Ocwieja earned over $500,000 in three years and more than $300,000 in four other years.
A release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois said that Ocwieja’s failure to pay led to a combined loss to the federal and state government of more than $1.1 million.
Chicago Business Journal reported that Ocwieja pleaded guilty to three counts of willfully failing to file a federal tax return.
“Ocwieja acknowledged in the plea agreement that he used the funds for personal matters instead of satisfying his tax liabilities,” a statement from the US Attorney’s Office read.
The insurance agent faces a maximum total sentence of three years in federal prison; he will be sentenced December 18, 2018.
