Nacogdoches Couple Sentenced in Federal Court
Posted/updated on: May 30, 2013 at 2:19 am
LUFKIN — A Nacogdoches couple has been sentenced for federal tax violations. Reggie Cotton, 53, and Deborah Cotton, 57, pleaded guilty last November to failing to file tax returns for the calendar year 2004 and were both sentenced to five months in federal prison Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark. Their prison sentences will be followed by five months of home detention and restitution of $75,320 to the Internal Revenue Service.
Federal prosecutors say the Cottons were involved in running and operating D&R Services, a janitorial cleaning service. The Cottons had received gross income for 2004 totaling $207,857 for D&R Services which they failed to file a federal income tax return for. The Cottons knew they were required to file an income tax return because they had filed an income tax return for a separate janitorial company they had been involved with in the past.
Reggie Cotton was ordered to report to the U.S. Marshals Service in July 2013 to begin serving his sentence. Deborah Cotton was ordered to report in January 2014.
