GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - An orthopedic surgeon from Pass Christian is set for trial March 24 in a federal tax evasion case.
The Sun Herald reports (https://bit.ly/1c2kMTt ) 49-year-old Timothy Dale Jackson entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court. He is free on a $700,000 bond.
A five-count indictment filed Feb. 5 alleges Jackson last paid federal taxes in 2003 and took a vow of poverty, claiming he gave all his income and assets to two churches. In reality, the Internal Revenue Service believes the churches returned 90 percent of the money to Jackson.
He was indicted on four counts of tax evasion and one of obstructing the administration of internal revenue laws.
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Information from: The Sun Herald, https://www.sunherald.com
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