Multiple East Tennessee Residents Arrested for Tax Fraud

The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted investigations which led to multiple indictments and arrests Thursday for sales and use tax violations in Sevier County.  The Sevier County Grand Jury indicted five individuals for violations of the Tennessee tax code when they provided false and fraudulent information to the Sevier County Clerk’s Office when attempting to register their vehicles and boats.   Four individuals had bonds set at $5,000 and one person’s bond was $7,500. If convicted, these individuals could be sentenced to a maximum of two years in the state penitentiary and fined up to $3,000 for each count of tax evasion.