A federal grand jury has indicted two Springfield men in separate cases on charges of tax evasion and identify theft.
Tax evasion charged
Robert B. Swaim, 61, who has lobbied on behalf of riverboat gambling and telecommunications interests in Illinois, owes nearly $400,000 to the Internal Revenue Service, according to an indictment handed down March 4.
Swaim, who also has an address in St. Louis, is scheduled for arraignment April 1 in Springfield.
According to the indictment, Swaim owes the IRS $355,232 for 1990 through 1994, $951 for 2001, $13,448 for 2002, $2,365 for 2003, $8,238 for 2004 and $16,738 for 2005.
Illinois secretary of state records indicate Swaim last registered as a lobbyist in July 2009. He currently is listed as not in compliance after failing to file a 2009 annual expenditure report.
He listed his clients as Rock Island Boatworks, Wine Institute, Rauschenberger Partners, Multiplayer Gaming Technologies, Denny Jacobs, Illinois Small Loan Association, Consolidated Construction Safety Fund of Illinois and Casey’s General Stores. Swaim said he intended to lobby the Illinois Gaming Board on such matters as hospitality, racing or wagering, taxation, tobacco, alcohol, labor, tourism and more.
ID theft alleged
Scott A. Herman, 41, pleaded not guilty to a nine-count indictment charging him with wire fraud and identity theft.
Herman allegedly used personal identification information and Social Security numbers of people with the same or similar names as his to open lines of credit, charge up the credit lines and then let the accounts fall into delinquency.
On Nov. 16, 2007, Herman obtained financing for $12,577 to buy a 2001 Dodge Stratus at D’s Auto World, 111 N. Dirksen Parkway, by using someone else’s Social Security number and identification. Three days later, he was approved for an $800 loan from Sun Loans Co., 2425 Denver Drive, using the same Social Security number and ID, according to the indictment.
On Nov. 20, 2007, Herman allegedly used the fake identification to get $21,916 in financing for a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado truck at Friendly Chevrolet, 2450 Prairie Crossing Drive.
The indictment also indicates Herman got a $4,000 loan from CEFCU, 2424 W. Iles Ave., on Sept. 3, 2009, using a fake Social Security number and identification.
In addition, he is charged with escape for leaving custody of the Triangle Residential Reentry Center in Springfield on Sept. 4, 2009.
Jayette Bolinski can be reached at 788-1530.
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