Apache Junction dog breeder Theresa Cook indicted on charges of filing fraudulent Arizona income tax returns
Independent Newsmedia
Posted 8/5/20
Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a State Grand Jury has indicted Theresa Cook of Apache Junction with charges of filing fraudulent Arizona income tax returns.
Ms. Cook is accused of …
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Apache Junction dog breeder Theresa Cook indicted on charges of filing fraudulent Arizona income tax returns
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Independent Newsmedia
Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a State Grand Jury has indicted Theresa Cook of Apache Junction with charges of filing fraudulent Arizona income tax returns.
Ms. Cook is accused of failing to pay Arizona personal income tax on money earned from her business selling puppies between 2016 and 2017.
The Arizona Department of Revenue’s Criminal Investigations Unit alleged that Ms. Cook earned approximately $122,124 from her puppy business in 2016. She earned approximately $50,542 in 2017. Her Apache Junction-based business closed in July 2017. In total, Ms. Cook is accused of failing to pay income tax on $172,666, involving the sale of approximately 200 puppies during the 2016-17 period, the release states.
Ms. Cook was indicted in January 2020, but investigators were not able to serve her or her attorney until July. It is believed that Ms. Cook is currently residing out of state.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Assistant Attorney General Kimberly Nye is prosecuting this case.
