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An Alexandria man faces four felony counts of tax fraud following a joint investigation by the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR), the Louisiana Attorney General’s office, and the Rapides Parish Sales and Use Tax Department.
Special agents from the Louisiana Department of Justice arrested Rajeshkuner Patel, of 5846 Navaho Trail, Alexandria, on Wednesday, December 9. The arrest warrant was the result of a year-long investigation of alleged criminal tax violations at one of Patel’s businesses, NR Group, L.L.C.
The charges against Patel are:
• Theft over $500.00 [La R.S. 14:67(B)(1)] – Two Counts• Failure to Account for State Tax Money [La. R.S. 47:1641] – One Count• Tax Evasion [La. R.S. 47:1642] – One Count
For more information, please contact:
Barry KellyDirector, Criminal Investigations DivisionLouisiana Department of Revenue225.219.2280Barry.kelly@la.gov
Donna AndriesRapides Parish Tax AdministratorRapides Parish Sales and Use Tax Department318.445.0296dandries@rpst.org
Laura GerdesPublic Outreach CoordinatorOffice of the Attorney General225.326.6763gerdesl@ag.state.la.us
