SAN DIEGO—A former San Diego resident who allegedly fled the United States more than 20 years ago to avoid being sentenced for tax crimes has been arrested, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 4.
Federal authorities say Robin McPherson was apprehended and deported from Costa Rica so that he could be sentenced in the United States for tax evasion and conspiracy convictions he received in 2000.
McPherson, who was the president and co-owner of telemarketing company Continental Wireless Cable Inc., was convicted along with two co-defendants for evading taxes on profits the company earned, leading to a tax loss to the Internal Revenue Service of more than $1 million, according to a DOJ statement.
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