David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK EDWARDS, 61, of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to two years of probation, the first six months of which Edwards must spend in home detention, for filing false tax returns. Judge Russell also ordered Edwards to pay a $25,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service.
According to court documents and statements made in court, since approximately 1998 Edwards has owned and operated “Mark Edwards Roofing and Siding, LLC,” a roofing and construction business. Beginning at least as early as 2018, Edwards failed to keep accurate records or perform bookkeeping for his business, and during the preparation of his income tax returns he provided his tax preparer with handwritten income and expense figures that substantially underreported his income. On his federal income tax returns for the 2019 through 2023 tax years, Edwards underreported his gross receipts by at least $1.3 million, resulting in a tax loss to the IRS of $368,334.
Edwards has paid restitution of $368,334 to the IRS, but he still faces substantial tax penalties and interest.
On March 25, 2026, Edwards pleaded guilty to aiding in the preparation of a false tax return.
This investigation was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher W. Schmeisser.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Connecticut — U.S. Department of Justice press release.