Connecticut Fisherman Sentenced for Tax Evasion
The Department of Justice announced that Brian Kobus, of Durham, Connecticut, was sentenced on October 16 to one year and one day in prison for evading taxes on income he earned while commercial fishing in Massachusetts.
According to court documents and statements made at trial, Kobus worked as a commercial fisherman and deckhand for various fishing firms in Massachusetts. After each trip, Kobus was paid by check, and despite receiving over $1.2 million between 2011 and 2013, along with 2017 through 2021, he never filed a federal income tax return or paid...
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