Re: Donna Marie Stancer - A New Age tax-avoiding Sovereign
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 3:38 pm
The jury is being charged today. They should be left to deliberate before the end of the day.
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Presumably those came with a stern warning.Burnaby49 wrote: Sentencing on August 17th. The last time Stancer was convicted of tax avoidance she got a slap on the wrist and a pardon.
We're far too lax in the issue of pardons. She has been a tax evader for years and has apparently done her best to profit by counseling others. Fine, give he a little lecture the first time and a trivial sentence, we're suckers here for first-timers. But she shouldn't have been pardoned for tax evasion.grixit wrote:Presumably those came with a stern warning.Burnaby49 wrote: Sentencing on August 17th. The last time Stancer was convicted of tax avoidance she got a slap on the wrist and a pardon.
I doubt Stancer will get the same cheery "good luck" from the judge. I have no expertise in the issue of conditional sentencing so these may be standard terms however I find the no alcohol one puzzling. Why shouldn't she have a Christmas eggnog at home? And how can the court possibly moniter whether she is having the occasional tipple?Justice Alison Beames said she was satisfied Lavalley was essentially a secretary who kept records, fetched coffee and greeted clients but her assistance in the sizeable and sophisticated scam could not be ignored.
“Good luck," she said. "You are fortunate indeed to be permitted in the circumstances… to serve your sentence in the community."
During the 22 months on house arrest, Lavalley can only travel to and from work, must remain in Kelowna and cannot drink alcohol.
Apparently 22 months of living like me is considered a punishment in Canada.During the 22 months on house arrest, Lavalley can only travel to and from work, must remain in Kelowna and cannot drink alcohol.
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/nwsrm/cnvctns/ ... 4-eng.htmlOkanagan tax preparer receives 33 month jail sentence and fine for tax fraud
Kelowna, British Columbia, January 14, 2016... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that Donna Marie Stancer, also known as Marie Stancer, was sentenced on January 14, 2016, in British Columbia Supreme Court in Kelowna. Ms. Stancer was convicted on July 8, 2015, of one count of making false statements under the Income Tax Act and one count of fraud under the Criminal Code, relating to the preparation of fraudulent income tax returns for herself and for clients of DeMara Consulting Inc. She was also convicted of a Criminal Code offence for counseling others to evade income tax. Ms. Stancer was ordered to serve a total of 33 months in jail in addition to a court imposed fine of $62,980, representing 100% of the total federal income tax owing.
A CRA investigation determined that Ms. Stancer and partner Deanna Lynn LaValley, while operating DeMara Consulting Inc., claimed false capital and business losses totaling over $192 million on the returns of 224 clients, resulting in attempted refunds of $9,907,964. Of this amount, only $52,832 was paid out. Ms. Stancer also claimed false losses totaling $1,863,674 on her 2007 and 2010 personal income tax returns, resulting in attempted refunds of $62,980.
Ms. LaValley was sentenced on November 10, 2015, for two counts of making false statements under the Income Tax Act and one count of fraud under the Criminal Code.
The preceding information was obtained from the court records.
Taxpayers who claim false expenses, credits or rebates from the government are subject to serious consequences. They are liable not only for corrections to their tax returns and payment of the full amount of tax owing, but also to penalties and interest. In addition, if convicted of tax evasion, the court may fine them up to 200% of the tax evaded and sentence them for up to a five-year jail term.