United States of America Department of Justice v. Latney's Funeral Home, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : : Plaintiff, : Civil Action No.: 11-2096 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 25 : LATNEY’S FUNERAL HOME, INC., et al., : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR CIVIL CONTEMPT AND SANCTIONS I. INTRODUCTION The United States (the “Government”) alleges that Latney’s Funeral Home, Inc. (“LFHI”) attempted to avoid its federal tax obligations for the better part of a decade by repeatedly failing to file tax returns and pay taxes owed to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). On February 17,…