Brimfield Selectman charged

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!

This is the guy that was responsible for the whole Brimfield mess.

Brimfield official charged

By James F. Russell correspondent

BOSTON- A Brimfield selectman was charged yesterday with criminal tax evasion in Boston Municipal Court. The charges were brought by Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly's office with help from the state Department of Revenue, a spokesman for Mr. Reilly said.

Robert C. Cheney, 53, who also serves as Brimfield town moderator, was charged with four counts of "making and subscribing to false state tax returns" for allegedly withholding $13,345 in earnings from 1998 to 2001, spokesman Terrence Burke said.

A clerk-magistrate found probable cause to move the case to go before a judge for arraignment in Boston Municipal Court on Aug. 29, Mr. Burke said. Mr. Cheney was first elected to the Brimfield Board of Selectmen in June 2001. He has been moderator for more than 16 years.

If convicted, Mr. Cheney, a noted antique clock dealer, faces "a fine of not more than $100,000, or imprisonment of not more than three years, or both," Mr. Burke said.

The attorney general's office and the state Department of Revenue allege Mr. Cheney understated his income by $251,000 between 1998 and 2001, Mr. Burke said.

Assistant Attorney General Tina Skerritt is prosecuting the case, Mr. Burke said.

A call to Mr. Cheney's home was not returned.

Isn't it ironic? Mr. Cheney wasn't paying his taxes at the same time he was spending Brimfield taxpayers money on lawyer bills to protect himself!!!!!!



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