Ex-San Diego Resident Sentenced for Tax Crimes, Fleeing Country Over 20 Years Ago
SAN DIEGO—A former San Diego resident who fled the United States more than 20 years ago to avoid being sentenced for tax crimes was sentenced April 28 to over five years in federal prison.
Robin McPherson was slated to appear for a March 2001 sentencing hearing following his convictions for tax evasion and conspiracy, but instead fled the country, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
McPherson, who was the president and co-owner of La Jolla-based telemarketing company Continental Wireless Cable Inc., was convicted along with two co-defendants of evading taxes on profits the company earned, leading to a tax loss to the IRS of more than $1 million, according to a DOJ statement….