BY BRIGITTE RUTHMAN REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
SHARON
— A former Sharon man who also lived in Kent was sentenced Wednesday in
U.S. District Court in New Haven to three years in prison and ordered to pay
$2.26 million in federal taxes and penalties dating to 1979.
Albert Holland, 70, faced up to 11 years.
In 1998 he offered to settle the case for $120,000, according to evidence
presented during a three-day trial in April. The offer was rejected. A jury
found him guilty of a single count of tax evasion and two counts of filing
false returns.
In 1999, while still challenging the Internal Revenue Service, Holland and a
business partner received a $4.65 million settlement in a lawsuit against
Active Media Services, an amount Holland moved into a legal entity called
"Jawbone," which he formed in the names of his four children. He used
the account to buy a home in Kent.
