Steven Taylor Charges

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FILED -GR
AUQUSt 16, 2019 9:34 AM
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CLERK OF COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICt\:f ~1~H.{G~/\
SOUTHERN DIVISION 1
BY: mkc SCANNEDBY:~~\'
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff, r 1:19-cr-197
Janet T. Neff
vs. U.S. District Judge
STEVEN LLOYD TAYLOR,

FELONY INFORMATION
Defendant.
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The United States Attorney charges:
COUNTl
(Theft from Organization Receiving Federal Program Funds)
Beginning in or about May, 2016, and continuing to in or about December, 2017, in the
Southern Division of the Western District of Michigan, the defendant, ·
being an agent of Northwest Mic~gan Community Action Agency (NMCAA), an organization
under contract with the State of Michigan that received in the one-year period beginning January
1, 2016, and again in 2017, benefits in excess of $10,000.00 under a Federal program involving a
grant, contract, subsidy or other form of Federal assistance, stole, obtained by fraud and without
authority knowingly converted to his use property valued at least $5,000.00 owned by, and under
the care and custody ofNMCAA. Specifically, defendant stole Qr obtained by fraud in excess of
$300,00.0.00 in federal grant monies given to NM CAA from the United Stat.es Department of
Energy and the United States Department of Health and Human Services as part of a ·
weatherization program operated by NM CAA through the State of Michigan for income-
qualified individuals in the ten counties around Traverse City, Michigan. In his role as manager
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ofNMCAA's weatherization department, defendant submitted false invoices to NMCAA
making it appear as if a legitimate contractor named E=MC2 provided materials to actual
weatherization projects, when in truth and in fact, fr=MC2 was a shell company formed by
defendant solely for the purpose of defrauding NM CAA and stealing fede~al program funds.
18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(l)(A)
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COUNT2
(Tax Evasion)
From in or about 2016, through at least 2017, in the Southern Division of the Western
District of Michigan and elsewhere,
a resident of Lake Ann, Michigan; in Benzie County, who had and received gross receipts ·of
. over $390,000, and was required by law to timely.file a complete and accurate U.S. Individual
. Income Tax Return, Form 1040, on behalf of himself, stating the items of income, deductions,
·and credits to which he was entitled, and to pay the income tax appropriately due, did willfully
attempt to evade and defeat the income tax due and owing by him to the United States of
America for calendar years 2016 and ~0 17, by committing the following affirmative acts, among
others:
1.· Failing to timely file U.S. Individual Income Tax Returns for tax years 20.16 and
2017;
2. Creating a shell company, E=MC2, to receive and disguise income generated
through his fraudulent activities;
3. Changing his bank account from a personal account in his own name to a business
account in the name of E=MC2; and
4. Falsely representing to NMCAA that E=MC2 was a legitimate vendor of the
agency in order to obtain payment from NMCAA of false invoices submitted by him under the
nameE=MC2.
26 U.S.C. § 7201
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FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
The allegations contained in Count 1 of this Felony Information are hereby re-
alleged and incorporated by reference for the purpose of alleging forfeitures pursuant to 18 U.S.C .
. § 98l(a)(l)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c).
Upon conviction of the offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666 set forth in Count 1 of this
Felony Information, the defendant,
shall forfeit to the United States of America, pursuant.to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(l)(C) and 28 U.S.C.
§ 2461(c), any property, real or personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable
to the offense. The property to be forfeited includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
a. $25,404.92 seized from mBank account no. 42001412, held in the name of Steve
Taylor.
b. 2007 Seawirl 18.5' Boat-Hull ID: GSSAG012H607, Michigan MC Number
0846TE, registered to Steven Lloyd Taylor, :XXXXX Cedar Run Rd, Traverse
City, MI 49684.
2. MONEY JUDGMENT: A judgment in the amount of at ieast $324,780.89, which
represents the proceeds obtained from the offense charged in Count 1, less any amoun~s recovered.
from the forfeiture of the personal property listed above.
3. SUBSTITUTE ASSETS: If any of the property described above, as a result of any
act or omission of the defendant:
a. cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;
b. · has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party;
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c. has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court;
d. has been substantially diminished in value; or
e. has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without
difficulty,
the United States of America shall be entitled to forfeiture of substitute property pursuant to 21.
U.S.C. § 853(p), as incorporated by 28 U.S.C. § 246l(c).
18 U.S~C. § 981(a)(l)(C)
21 u.s.c § 853(p)
28 U.S.C. § 2461(c)
18 u.s.c. § 666
ANDREW BYERLY BIRGE
Date: August 16, 2019
Assistant United.States Attorney

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Case 1:19-cr-00197-JTN ECF No. 3 filed 08/16/19 PageID.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

STEVEN LLOYD TAYLOR,

The United States Attorney charges:

Southern Division of the Western District of Michigan, the defendant, ·

STEVEN LLOYD TAYLOR,

being an agent of Northwest Mic~gan Community Action Agency (NMCAA), an organization

ofNMCAA's weatherization department, defendant submitted false invoices to NMCAA

making it appear as if a legitimate contractor named E=MC2 provided materials to actual

District of Michigan and elsewhere,

STEVEN LLOYD TAYLOR,

2. Creating a shell company, E=MC2, to receive and disguise income generated

through his fraudulent activities;

account in the name of E=MC2; and

4. Falsely representing to NMCAA that E=MC2 was a legitimate vendor of the

. § 98l(a)(l)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c).

Felony Information, the defendant,

STEVEN LLOYD TAYLOR,

b. 2007 Seawirl 18.5' Boat-Hull ID: GSSAG012H607, Michigan MC Number

2. MONEY JUDGMENT: A judgment in the amount of at ieast $324,780.89, which

from the forfeiture of the personal property listed above.

3. SUBSTITUTE ASSETS: If any of the property described above, as a result of any

act or omission of the defendant:

a. cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;

b. · has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party;

c. has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court;

d. has been substantially diminished in value; or

U.S.C. § 853(p), as incorporated by 28 U.S.C. § 246l(c).

ANDREW BYERLY BIRGE

Date: August 16, 2019

Assistant United.States Attorney

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