California Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Operating Illegal Gambling Business and Tax Evasion
Jason Noah Feinman of Calabasas was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for operating an illegal Costa Rica-based gambling website, laundering millions in cash, and evading taxes on approximately $4.2 million in income between 2018 and 2022. Feinman pleaded guilty to tax evasion, operating an illegal gambling business, and money laundering, with prosecutors documenting that he reported no taxable income in 2020 despite earning $1.8 million that year. The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations as part of broader federal efforts to combat financial crimes.
Jason Noah Feinman, a California resident, received a 27-month federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to tax evasion, operating an illegal gambling business, and money laundering. According to court documents and Justice Department statements, Feinman operated a Costa Rica-based business that maintained websites enabling unlicensed gambling operations to facilitate betting activities in violation of state and federal law. To conceal the proceeds, he exchanged between $1.5 million and $3.5 million in cash for checks made payable to himself or his businesses, with one customer alone receiving over $1.5 million in cash in exchange for 18 checks. Between 2018 and 2022, Feinman evaded taxes on approximately $4.2 million in income, most notably reporting zero taxable income to the IRS in 2020 despite earning $1.8 million that year. The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by the Justice Department's Criminal Division Tax Section.
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