Former Mendon ballroom owner pleads guilty to tax fraud charges
The former owner of the Myriad Ballroom in Mendon pleaded guilty Wednesday to tax fraud charges after allegedly filing a false tax return, the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a statement.Jon “Eddie” Rouleau, 63, pleaded guilty to one count of intentionally aiding in the preparation of a false tax return.Authorities said Rouleau owned and operated the Myriad Ballroom for decades until it was sold in 2014. When the defendant advertised that the business and property were up for sale in 2013, federal agents began investigating, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.When agents posed as potential buyers, Rouleau told them that the annual gross revenues and profits of the ballroom were much higher than what was reported on the business’s tax returns, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. This also included the gross revenues and profits reported in 2012.Rouleau is scheduled to be sentenced on January 12, 2017.
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