They are supposed to be heroes…So when you hear a story such as this, it’s disheartening…
Dwight C. Jackson, a Henderson Nevada Fireman was paid a salary from taxpayers’ dollars. Yet he failed to pay his share - not for those men who stood beside him risking their own lives and not for the citizens of Henderson.
What if any home had caught on fire and the difference in saving a life might have depended on the tax dollars that Jackson didn’t pay???
Shame on him! And shame on anyone who doesn’t pay their taxes. You need to be held accountable!
Our tax dollars support education, provide public assistance, help the military, support our health-care system and a whole lot more.
Shame…Shame…Shame…
Former Henderson firefighter indicted, accused of tax evasion
By Jackie Valley
A federal grand jury has indicted a former Henderson firefighter for allegedly evading taxes for five years beginning in 2004.
Dwight C. Jackson was charged with five felony counts of attempting to evade or defeat paying taxes during 2004 through 2008, according to the indictment. Officials allege Jackson was:
- substantially understating wages on his individual income tax returns.
- falsely claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit.
- filing his 2004, 2005 and 2006 individual income tax returns in an untimely manner.
- submitting false W-4 forms with his employer claiming he was exempt from federal tax withholding.
- attempting to conceal his actual income.
Jackson allegedly owes $130,741 in taxes for earnings amounting to more than $643,500 during that five-year time span, according to the criminal complaint. Jackson earned between $113,740 and $146,262 during 2004 through 2008 while working for the Henderson Fire Department and living in Henderson.
Henderson spokeswoman Kathleen Richards said Jackson retired from the Henderson Fire Department in November 2009 after working there since 1986.
Jackson was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Henderson and was scheduled to make an initial court appearance at 3 p.m. today before U.S. Magistrate Judge George W. Foley, officials said.
Jackson faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count if convicted.
