Springfield Man Sentenced to 12 Months and 1 Day for Tax Evasion

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced to 12 months and one day imprisonment and three years' supervised release, for his conviction of tax evasion.

Burton Cummings, 43, was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Douglas Harpool, for one count of tax evasion.

Cummings, a business owner, intentionally evaded paying his federal and state income taxes. Between 2013 and 2024, except for tax years 2015 and 2016, Cummings failed and willfully evaded his financial responsibility to pay his yearly income taxes to both the United States and the State of Missouri. Cummings was ordered to pay $326,290.56 to the United States Government, and an additional $50,171.00 to the State of Missouri, for a total restitution amount of $376,411.56.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Carney. It was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation and the Missouri Department of Revenue.