UPDATED to add related news stories. 2:36 p.m.
By Jeff Goldman and Kevin Shea for NJ.com
The Ocean County attorney and Republican political boss charged with more than $1 million in tax evasion was found guilty of three of six counts by
George Gilmore, 69, of Toms River, was found guilty of two counts of failing to file payroll taxes for employees and one count of making a false statement on a loan application, the U.S Attorney’s Office for New Jersey said. He was found not guilty of two counts of filing
A jury sitting in federal court in Trenton could’t reach a verdict on a charge of tax evasion against Gilmore and declared a hung jury following a trial that lasted more than two weeks.
His attorney Kevin Marino said Gilmore “has no intention of resigning” as head of Ocean County Republican Party, after the verdict was announced. “The jury has flatly rejected the centerpiece of the government’s case.”
Gilmore will be sentenced July 23. Each count of failing to file payroll taxes comes with a maximum five year sentence. The maximum penalty for lying on a loan application.
Authorities charged Gilmore with concealing money and dodging tax payments to fund lavish vacations, home renovations and a collection of rare items that ranged from model trains and animal tusks.
Gilmore was charged in January and faced six counts, the most serious of which carries a five-year maximum prison sentence.
His defense argued the whole case is a misunderstanding. Gilmore, a partner and shareholder in the Toms River firm Gilmore & Monahan, had a pattern of paying his taxes late along with interest and penalty, but never meant to conceal his earnings.
Related news covera:
George Gilmore tax trial: Ocean County GOP leader guilty on three counts (Asbury Park Press)
Labeled a hoarder by his own lawyer, New Jersey GOP power broker George Gilmore convicted in federal tax case (Philly.com)
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