A New Milford man has been sentenced for tax evasion.  50-year old William Anderson was ordered to 18 months in prison followed by two years of supervised released. 

Anderson owns a Danbury-based landscaping and excavation business and other related companies.  The U.S. Attorney's Office says he failed to pay more than $1.2 million in federal income taxes on nearly $4 million in income from 2007 through 2014.  According to court documents, Anderson used business income to purchase cashier’s checks to keep income out of his accounts and made misrepresentations on a form that was filed with the IRS about his business checking account. 

Anderson is required to cooperate with the IRS to pay all outstanding taxes, interest and penalties, which total more than $1.7 million.  He is free on bond and was ordered to report to prison on April 24, 2019.