2 men charged with tax evasion, conspiracy

By DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer - 3/11/2009


Two men were charged Tuesday with participating in an alleged federal income-tax conspiracy.

Lindsey Kent Springer, 43, of Kellyville and Oscar Amos Stilley, 45, of Fort Smith, Ark., also were charged in federal court in Tulsa with tax evasion.

According to the indictment, Springer used the name Bondage Breakers Ministry to solicit and receive money.

His alleged stated purpose for Bondage Breakers Ministry was "to get rid of the Internal Revenue Service," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

The indictment alleges that Stilley, while practicing as an attorney, assisted Springer's tax evasion through a variety of means.

Stilley maintained an interest-bearing account, called an Arkansas IOLTA Foundation Trust account, which lawyers use to deposit and hold client funds, according to the prosecution.

The pair allegedly used the account and various other devices such as cashier's checks, check-cashing services, money orders and cash to conceal Springer's actual income and avoid creating the usual records of financial institutions.

Springer allegedly told IRS employees that all the funds he receives are gifts and donations to his ministry and that he doesn't have any income and doesn't provide services for payment.

The indictment lists numerous transactions involving hundreds of thousands of dollars between Springer and Stilley that flowed through the IOLTA account, including $166,000 paid in August 2005 to buy a motor home and a September 2005 payment of $25,813 to buy a Lexus.

The indictment also states that neither Springer nor Stilley has filed an income-tax return since the late 1980s.

Springer faces five counts alleging criminal violations of the federal tax laws for the years 2000 and 2002 through 2005.





David Harper 581-8359
david.harper@tulsaworld.com


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That'll leave a mark, Tulsa (3/11/2009 1:55:49 PM)
Gutsy, stupid but gutsy.

Tulsaboyw, tulsa (3/11/2009 3:47:24 PM)
They should talk to Geithner. Maybe he can give them pointers.

.Missy..M, little town (3/12/2009 2:09:57 AM)
yikes.wrong page,just blew in to see the wind blow and now Im outta here too much of this and not enough of that.


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