From the Illinois Department of Revenue:
Illinois Department of Revenue Announces Guilty Plea and Conviction of South Barrington Man in Long-Term Sales Tax Investigation Case of His Pizza Places
Record-Breaking $104 Million in Gross Receipts Underreported
Chicago – The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) announced today that the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has obtained a guilty plea in a long-term sales tax investigation.
Sam Cirrincione, age 60 of South Barrington, pleaded guilty to a Class 1 Felony of Continuing a Financial Crimes Enterprise and was sentenced to four years in prison.
Approximately $10.5 million has been paid back to the state in restitution as part of the case.
This multi-year investigation was initiated by IDOR’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations.
The completion of the case uncovered over $104 million in underreported gross receipts, the largest amount ever discovered during a sales tax evasion investigation in Illinois history.
“Those who evade paying their required taxes harm the great majority of taxpayers who pay what is owed and pay on time,” said IDOR Director David Harris. “As a protection to all taxpayers the department will remain vigilant in pursuing those who break the law and try to avoid paying required taxes.”
In August of 2022, Cirrincione was indicted on the following charges:
- Theft Over $100,000,
- Theft by Unauthorized Control/Deception,
- Continuing a Financial Crimes Enterprise, Sales Tax Evasion,
- Filing a Fraudulent Sales Tax Return,
- Forgery, and
- Income Tax Fraud.
“This conviction should serve as a warning to those who choose to circumvent the law for their own gain,”said the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. “Our successful prosecution of this case would not have been possible without the cooperation between all the agencies working together on this investigation.”
This case was part of a joint investigation with IDOR’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, the Chicago Police Department, and the United States Secret Service.
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The enterprises were restaurants.
