Man Pleads Guilty in Income Tax Case

A former Thousand Oaks resident has pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return in 1992-93, according to the U. S. attorney’s office.

Kenneth Alan Minkus, 55, underreported about $140,000 in income from his business, International Plastics, which sold plastic goods to retail outlets, according to George Cardona, an assistant U. S. attorney.

Minkus concealed money by depositing business checks into his personal account. He did not tell his accountant about the details of the transactions until he was audited by the Internal Revenue Service.

Minkus also deducted wedding expenses totaling nearly $10,000 as “meals and entertainment.”

“Tax violations have consequences that people should be aware of,” Cardona said.

Minkus, who entered his plea Monday, will be sentenced March 27 in U. S. District Court in Los Angeles.

The maximum sentence is three years in jail, but in a plea agreement, the government agreed to seek three years probation and four months home detention, Cardona said. He now lives in Bainbridge, Wash.