Former CASIS Chief Economist Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud

Former ISS executive, accused of ‘expensing’ prostitutes, pleads guilty to tax fraud, Florida Today
“A former economist employed by a Space Coast nonprofit that operates the International Space Station’s U.S. laboratory pleaded guilty to one tax fraud-related count in an indictment filed last year, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Charles Resnick, once the chief economist for the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, or CASIS, was indicted in April by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa on 10 counts. The charges alleged the creation of phony receipts when filing expense reports, as well as hidden spending of government funds on prostitutes and escorts during trips to Europe and New York between 2011 and 2015.”
Former exec at International Space Station science lab pleads guilty in tax case involving ‘expensing’ prostitutes, Orlando Sentinel
“The agreement also states that Resnick improperly deducted business expenses worth about $51,500 even though he had already been reimbursed for some of the expenses and that “some of the deducted expenses were not ordinary and necessary business expenses.” The plea agreement does not mention the original indictment references to escorts or prostitutes. Resnick is responsible for total tax loss for the tax years from 2010-2013, according to the agreement, and that amount will be determined at sentencing, a date for which has yet to be determined.”
Former CASIS Employee Indicted For Charging For Prostitutes on Travel Reports, earlier post