An Anderson businessman was sentenced on Monday, September 29, to two years in state prison for failing to file his state income tax returns, according to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB).
Mark T. Voorhees, 41, a self-employed businessman, pleaded guilty in May 2002 to two counts of failing to file his state income tax returns. Voorhees was sentenced to six months in the Shasta County jail and ordered to pay FTB $87,631 in tax, penalties, interest, and the cost of the investigation. He was also placed on five years formal probation.
However, according to court documents, Voorhees violated the terms of his probation because he still has failed to file his delinquent state income tax returns, failed to perform any of his 200 hours of community service, failed to report to probation, failed to complete drug and alcohol counseling, and paid only $700 in restitution to the FTB. Additionally, he was convicted in May 2003 in Sutter County of possession of a controlled substance.
Krista Lauer, Shasta County Deputy Probation Officer, told the court Voorhees "was supervised on probation for one year and one month. He was noncompliant with almost every term of his probation, and was convicted of a new drug violation." Shasta County Superior Court Judge Wilson Curle handed down the decision in Department 1 of the Shasta County Superior Court. Shasta County Deputy District Attorney Craig Omura prosecuted the case.