Date: June 17, 2025
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Rochester, N.Y. 每 U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Gregory J. Coco, of Rochester, pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return before U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca. The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas M. Testani, who is handling the case, stated that Coco owns Century Asphalt Maintenance, a driveway sealing company in Rochester. For the years 2017 through 2022, Coco received payments from customers for services provided by Century Asphalt totaling $2,611,685.57. ob极郤ever, he intentionally failed to advise his tax return preparer of all the income he received, underreporting his income by a total of $1,704,556.57. As a result, Coco failed to pay the Internal Revenue Service a total of $456,683.00.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Harry Chavis.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 7, 2025, before Judge Vacca.
IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. IRS-CI special agents are the only federal law enforcement agents with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code, obtaining a 90% federal conviction rate. The agency has 19 field offices located across the U.S. and 14 attach谷 posts abroad.