Former Everett Resident Faces Prison Time for Filing False Tax Returns in Business Carpentry Case

Marcelo De Oliveira, a former resident of Everett, has been charged with four counts of filing false tax returns for his residential carpentry company, De Oliveira Carpentry, Inc., according to Acting United States Attorney Joshua Levy’s office. The charge of filing false tax returns carries a possible sentence of up to three years in prison, up to one year of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.

Between 2017 and 2020, De Oliveira, 39, was accused of cashing customer checks instead of depositing them into his business bank account. Charging documents also revealed that he failed to report over $3.1 million in business revenue to the IRS on his corporate tax returns. This case highlights the importance of accurately reporting income and expenses to tax authorities to avoid legal consequences and penalties.

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