Indianapolis — Ernie Perkins of Zionsville, and the owner of Remarkable Creative Enterprises ("RCE"), was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment in connection with his role in a massive, years-long fraud conspiracy that resulted in the theft of more than $8.4 million from a Pennsylvania based bank and a Pennsylvania based insurance company. Neither the bank nor the insurance company are being named because they are victims in this case. "The license to run a business is not permission to use trusted business partners as an endless stream of free money," said Acting Special Agent in Charge Tamera Cantu, of IRS Criminal Investigation, Chicago Field Office. "John Williams and his accomplices used their positions and access to the banking system to steal over $8 million from multiple businesses, as well as the honest, hardworking Americans who pay their tax obligations. The IRS is committed to aggressively investigating those individuals who engage in tax evasion, money laundering, and financial fraud. Working with our partners at the Department of Justice, we will continue to investigate those who violate the tax laws," said Cantu.