Rogers man given 3 years in IRS fraud
Posted on Saturday, September 6, 2008
A scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service earned a Rogers man three years in federal prison.
Douglas J. Haase, 53, was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and fined $ 50, 000 for his part in a scheme to defraud the federal government. Hasse, a former Nabisco / Kraft employee, received more than $ 1. 5 million between 1999 and 2003 through an arrangement to have his American Express card payments made for him.
Haase’s three partners in the scheme also were sentenced to federal prison by U. S. District Court Judge Jimm L. Hendren. The three represented two Floridabased business and were paying Haase for his help in landing business with his former employer.
Michael G. Cragan, 45, and Michelle Lynn Cragan, 36, both of Apopka, Fla., were sentenced to prison for creating fake expenses used to cover payments to Haase. Michael Cragan owned Cragan, Campellone and Associates. Michelle Cragan was an accountant for the company.
Michael Cragan was sentenced to two years. Michelle Cragan was sentenced to 10 months.
Dave Samuels, 51, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was sentenced to two years for his role in the scheme. Samuels owned Weston Sports Management and paid invoices created by the Cragans.
Samuels pleaded guilty to mail fraud for sending payment for services not rendered. The payments were received by Cragan’s company, which kept 10 percent of each payment and sent the rest to Haase, who was not paying appropriate income tax.
At the time, Haase worked as director for customer marketing for Nabisco’s account with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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