Amanda M. Meade, 41, of Palmyra, Wisconsin was charged yesterday in Dane County Circuit Court with six felony counts of filing a false or fraudulent state income tax return for the years 2016 through 2021, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
According to the criminal complaint, Meade failed to report income embezzled from the Sugar River Senior Center in Belleville, Wisconsin on her Wisconsin income tax returns. The complaint alleges that Meade filed tax returns that understated her total income by more than $117,000. The Wisconsin income tax evaded for 2016 through 2021 is alleged to be $8,081.
Under Wisconsin law, filing a false or fraudulent income tax return is a felony. If convicted on all counts, Meade could face up to 36 years in prison and $60,000 in fines, or both.
