• Community Events
  • Home
  • Employment
  • Local
    • Central San Diego
    • North County
    • East County
    • South Bay
    • Northeastern
    • Riverside County
  • Entertainment
    • Music
    • Television
    • Art
    • Theater
    • Film
    • Events
    • Theme Parks
    • Podcast/Radio
    • Museums
    • Books
  • Business
  • National
  • Politics
  • Science & Technology
    • Computer
    • Science
    • Space
  • Sports
  • Environment
    • Clean Air
    • Climate change
    • Land
    • Ocean
    • Pollution
    • Recycling
  • Health
    • Health Business
    • Health Education
    • Medical
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Lifestyle
    • Travel
    • Senior Life
    • Society

San Diego County News

Independent publication serving San Diego County

Exercise Equipment Inventor Sentenced To Prison For Failing To File Income Tax Returns

June 12, 2019 By sdcnews

A Cheyenne, Wyoming, resident, who created exercise equipment, was sentenced to prison on Wednesday.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly H. Rankin sentenced Douglas Brendle to 18 months in prison on two counts of willfully failing to file his income tax returns and one count of making a fraudulent application for health care benefits.

According to court documents, from 2008-2012 Douglas E. Brendle owned and operated Brendle Climbing Systems LLC, which sold exercise equipment. In January 2013, Brendle sold the rights to its exercise equipment to investors. In exchange, he received nearly $1.5 million in payments during the period of 2013-2014. Despite receiving this income, Brendle failed to file individual tax returns or pay income taxes in 2013 or 2014 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  Brendle’s conduct caused a tax loss of $404,501.

Additionally, during 2013-2014, Brendle fraudulently received health care benefits for himself and his family from Wyoming Medicaid, a jointly administered federal-state health care program that pays for medical care for eligible low-income individuals and families. In December 2013, Brendle caused a false renewal application to be filed for Wyoming Medicaid claiming his household had no income. During 2013–2014, Wyoming Medicaid paid Brendle $17,173.70 in benefits to which he and his family were not entitled.

In addition to the term of imprisonment, U.S. Magistrate Judge Rankin ordered Brendle to serve one year of supervised release and to pay restitution of $404,501 to the IRS and $17,173.70 to Wyoming Medicaid.

40

SHARES
Share on Facebook
Tweet
Follow us

Comments

comments

Filed Under: National


Support Independent Journalism



Trending

  • Vessel operator, chief engineer convicted for oily bilge water discharge offense
  • Draft amendment to SDG&E habitat conservation plan available for public review, comment
  • Bi-national operation near border yields rifle, ammunition, makeshift ladders
  • North Island Credit Union launches book drive to benefit Local Title 1 schools
  • San Diego Foundation awards $3.5 million in scholarships to local college students

Advertisement

Good Sam Travel Assist

Advertisement

Start LLC today at incorporate.com

Education

San Diego Foundation awards $3.5 million in scholarships to local college students

By … [Read More...]

Environment

Draft amendment to SDG&E habitat conservation plan available for public review, comment

By … [Read More...]

Science & Technology

NASA reveals Webb Telescope’s first images of unseen universe

The … [Read More...]

Advertisement

Independence Day Savings! Save up to $25◊ off our Fees on Flights Use Coupon USA25.

Advertisement

Stacy Adams

Advertisement

Summer Membership offer

Advertisement

Naturepedic

Categories

  • About Us
  • Archive
  • Community Events
  • Contact Us
  • Employment
  • Private Policy
  • Terms of Service

Follow @SanCounty

Privacy Policy

Terms of service

Copyright © 2022 San Diego County News