HOUSTON – A Friendswood businessman has admitted he only reported a small amount of income in order to keep other federal benefits, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
William Christopher Womack was the sole owner of Intents Services LLC, a company that leased industrial and special event tents, trailers and specialty vehicles to customers in the Houston area.
He concealed income by cashing business receipts at check-cashing businesses and writing fraudulent checks to fictitious employees and vendors. Womack spent the money on personal expenses, including boats, luxury vehicles, RVs and tickets to sporting events.
Womack admitted he reported only a small portion of his income on tax returns. Specifically, in 2019, 2020 and 2021, he reported wages of $12,000 annually while collecting Social Security (SS) benefits ranging from $15,672 to $16,121. This was far less than he actually earned. For example, Womack admitted that his 2020 tax return failed to include $260,895 in income he earned from Intents Services.
As part of his plea, he admitted he kept his reported wages low to avoid earning more than $1,000 per month in order to maintain his SS benefits. He must also pay restitution to the IRS of $219,599 in tax loss resulting from the returns he filed for the 2019 through 2021 tax years.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown will impose sentence Oct. 14. At that time, Womack faces up to three years in federal prison and a maximum $250,000 possible fine.
He was permitted to remain on bond pending that hearing.
IRS Criminal Investigation conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brad Gray is prosecuting the case.
