UNITED STATES-COURT-American convicted for directing funds to offshore account in Nevis

WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Department of Justice says a US citizen has been convicted for directing funds to an offshore account in Nevis. On Wednesday, the department said Jimmie Duane Ross of Lehi, Utah, and formerly of Sevierville, Tennessee, was convicted of five counts of tax evasion following a jury trial in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. According to the indictment and evidence produced at trial, Ross won a monetary award of about US$840,000 in 1999 after arbitration of an employment dispute with a former employer.