Michael Fisher

Michael Fisher, owner of Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Inc. (FSG), pleaded guilty to nine felony counts of tax fraud. Fisher pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States by impeding the IRS, four counts of aiding in the filing of false federal tax returns for FSG and four counts of filing false individual tax returns. The conspiracy charge has a statutory maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Each of the other eight tax fraud charges has a statutory maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Micheal Fisher, a former co-owner of Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Inc. (FSG) based in Dickinson, N.D., was sentenced to 37 months in prison