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Timothy G. Griffin, 55, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport. Griffin's prison term will be followed by one year of supervised release. He also was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and more than $150,000 in restitution to the U.S Treasury.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Griffin was paid by clients for legal services. In 2006, the Internal Revenue Service sent letters to Griffin notifying him that he had not filed income tax returns for the 2002, 2003, and 2004 tax years.
In response to the IRS inquiry, Griffin prepared and submitted fraudulent individual income tax returns for the 2003 and 2004 tax years. The 2003 return reported income of $77,713, gross receipts from the law practice of $225,825, a net profit of $32,200, and a total tax of $10,981. The 2004 return reported income of $67,983, gross receipts from the law practice of $234,894, a net profit of $39,767, and a total tax of $9,606.
A subsequent criminal investigation determined that Griffin did not report on these two tax returns approximately $498,934 in additional gross receipts from his law practice, resulting in additional tax due of $136,844.
Griffin waived his right to indictment on Sept. 30 and pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return.
Underhill ordered Griffin to make restitution to the U.S. Department of Treasury in the total amount of $153,807 – which includes $136,844 for the 2003 and 2004 tax years and $16,963 for the 2005 and 2006 tax years – plus applicable penalties and interest.
Griffin also has two pending criminal cases in the State of New York, one involving his alleged embezzlement of $1.955 million from the United Hebrew Cemetery on Staten Island, and one involving his alleged embezzlement of $750,000 from seven clients.
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