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StumbleuponIndictment: Minister bilked IRS out of thousands
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
DAYTON — A former Dayton man accused of embezzling from his employers was indicted Wednesday, July 9, on 24 counts of tax evasion and willful failure to account for money withheld from employees paychecks.
John D. Bray, 48, lived in Dayton, but his current whereabouts are unknown, according to Fred Alverson, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.
Bray served as a minister at a Trotwood church, Alverson said.
Bray handled payroll services for four moving companies, Arpin Preferred Movers, Greater Cincinnati Transfer, Greater Dayton Moving and Storage and Howard Van Lines. All of these companies were owned by a person identified in the indictment as "O.M."
The indictment alleges that Bray withheld money from the paychecks of the moving companies' employees and deposited the money into an account he created for his own use rather than paying the money to the IRS. Between 2001 and 2006 Bray issued approximately $650,000 worth of checks from the account he created for his own personal use that included supporting a restaurant he established, according to the indictment.
The indictment charges Bray with three counts of tax evasion and 21 counts of willful failure to account for and pay over income taxes. Each count is punishable by up to five years imprisonment, a fine of $250,000 and three years of supervised release.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2057 or lgrieco@DaytonDailyNews.com.
