One of two Brunswick men indicted by the federal grand jury last week for allegedly conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of hundreds of thousands of dollars claimed Wednesday that the charges are invalid because the IRS is unconstitutional.
David E. Robinson, 75, said Wednesday that he will not appear in court Friday morning to face charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States by impeding and impairing the IRS.
F. William Messier, 70, who is charged with the same crime, as well as with failing to file federal tax returns and failing to pay federal income tax on nearly $400,000 from rental space on communication towers he owns in Brunswick, also will not appear, according to Robinson.
Messier could not be reached for comment on Wednesday, but Robinson provided a copy of a letter the two men sent to U.S. District Court Clerk Christa Berry in response to a criminal summons compelling them to appear on Friday.
In the letter, Robinson argues that the federal grand jury process that led to his and Messier’s indictment was unconstitutional and improperly targeted.
Brunswick man charged with conspiring to defraud IRS calls federal court ‘fictional,’ says he won’t go — Midcoast — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
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