Gypsum Man Trenton Switzer Creates Fake Church To Avoid Taxes, Gets Caught

By Laura Phillips, CBS Denver:

GYPSUM, Colo. (CBS4)– A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Trenton Switzer, 40, from Gypsum to 12 months and one day in jail for submitting a false tax return. He was also ordered to pay $241,964.71 in restitution.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado, Switzer admitted to creating a fake church so he could avoid paying taxes on his sizeable income. On his 2015 tax filing, Switzer claimed he donated $250,000 to the “Church of Divine Sovereignty,” but it turns out Switzer created the church himself.

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