Justice Dept.: Scrap Metal Reseller Pleads Guilty to Filing False Corporate Tax Return
May 20, 2023
May 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 19, 2023:
A Texas businessman pleaded guilty today to filing a false 2015 corporate tax return for his company.
According to court documents, Martin Skolnik owned and operated Houston-based Spartan Metals Inc. (Spartan), a company that bought and resold scrap metal, for more than 30 years. On several occasions between 2014 and 2017, Skolnik directed customers to wire payments t . . .
A Texas businessman pleaded guilty today to filing a false 2015 corporate tax return for his company.
According to court documents, Martin Skolnik owned and operated Houston-based Spartan Metals Inc. (Spartan), a company that bought and resold scrap metal, for more than 30 years. On several occasions between 2014 and 2017, Skolnik directed customers to wire payments t . . .