Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis cop who charged with murder in George Floyd’s death in May, also accused his wife of several charges of tax evasion.
The couple in charges in Washington County, Minnesota, of six counts of false or fraudulent tax returns from 2014 to 2019. Chauvins also face 3 counts of not filing tax returns in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Derek and Kellie Chauvin, who lived and worked in Minnesota, “did not record a tax refund and paid state income taxes on the source of income, taxes that were not reported, and those paid insufficiently on the source of income generated through various jobs each year, and did not pay the appropriate sales tax on a purchased vehicle. Minnesota,” according to a statement issued Wednesday through the Washington County District Attorney’s Office.
The couple is accused of claiming more than $460,000 in income, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
The complaint from criminals opposed to the Chauvins also alleges that they paid the right sales tax for a $100,000 BMW that it obtained in Minnesota in 2018, according to the Associated Press. They reportedly got the car in the state and searched it in Florida.
Kellie Chauvin told investigators that the couple chose Florida because it was less expensive, the Star Tribune reported.
Floyd died earlier this year after Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck during an arrest. Floyd repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe, according to bystander video.
Derek Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The other officers involved in the arrest, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao, have been charged with aiding and abetting in the charged crimes.
Kellie Chauvin filed for divorce earlier this year.
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