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Providence — A Rhode Island man was sentenced to three years in prison today for tax evasion, announced Special Agent in Charge Kristina O'Connell of IRS Criminal Investigation. According to court documents, for more than ten years, Billie R. Schofield attempted to evade his federal income taxes. Schofield partly owned and worked for Northern Pelagic LLC, a seafood processing business located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Despite earning hundreds of thousands of dollars in income, Schofield failed to pay taxes owed and, beginning in 2009, stopped filing income tax returns. Between 2008 a...

Former New Bedford Seafood Businessman Sentenced to Prison A Rhode Island man who was part-owner of a New Bedford seafood business has been sentenced to serve three years in prison for tax evasion, U.S. Attorney Aaron L. Weisman has announced. According to court documents, Billie R. Schofield evaded paying federal income taxes for more than ten years while associated with Northern Pelagic LLC, or NorPel, a seafood processing business located on Fish Island in New Bedford. Despite earning hundreds of thousands of dollars, Schofield failed to pay taxes owed, and even claimed zero dollars of inc...

Reply A Rhode Island man was sentenced to 3 years in prison Friday for evading his federal income taxes. (Shutterstock) PROVIDENCE, RI — A Rhode Island man was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for tax evasion, said U.S. Attorney Aaron L. Weisman in a news release. Billie R. Schofield, who partly owned and worked for Northern Pelagic LLC, a seafood processing business in New Bedford, Massachusetts, attempted to evade his federal income taxes for over 10 years, according to court documents. Although Schofield was earning hundreds of thousands of dollars in income, he failed to pay t...

Standard-Times PROVIDENCE - A Rhode Island man was sentenced to three years in prison last week for tax evasion, announced U.S. Attorney Aaron L. Weisman, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and Special Agent in Charge Kristina O’Connell of IRS Criminal Investigation in a news release. According to court documents, for more than ten years, Billie R. Schofield attempted to evade his federal income taxes. Schofield partly owned and worked for Northern Pelagic LLC, a seafood processing business in New Bedford. Despite ear...