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RALEIGH - United States Attorney Janice McKenzie Cole announced that EDWARD L. KOTMAIR (http://www.save-a-patriot.org) 41, of Westminster, Maryland, was sentenced in federal court here on Thursday, February 3, 2000, for failure to file federal income tax returns. Chief U. S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle imposed a sentence of 27 months imprisonment and a supervised release term of one year.
Following a three-day jury trial in September, 1999, KOTMAIR (http://www.save-a-patriot.org) was convicted of failing to file federal income tax returns for the years 1990, 1991, and 1992. During those years, KOTMAIR (http://www.save-a-patriot.org) operated his own carpentry business, Commercial Installers, located in Cary, N. C. His company earned income of approximately 1.7 million dollars during the three-year period. Some of KOTMAIR's income came from the United States Government while he did subcontracting work on the Library of Congress and a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation building in Washington, D. C. KOTMAIR (http://www.save-a-patriot.org) was arrested in September, 1998, and has remained in federal custody since that time.
During his trial, KOTMAIR (http://www.save-a-patriot.org) attempted to convince the jury that he did not believe he was required to pay income taxes. The jury rejected his argument and found him guilty on all three counts of the indictment. KOTMAIR (http://www.save-a-patriot.org) is a member of Save-A-Patriot Fellowship, a tax protest organization located in Westminster, Maryland. The group, which was founded by KOTMAIR's father, John B. Kotmair, states that U. S. citizens living and working in the United States are not required to pay income taxes. The elder Kotmair was convicted of failure to file federal income tax returns in the early 1980's and served a prison term. Other members of Save-A-Patriot Fellowship (http://www.save-a-patriot.org), including close associates of KOTMAIR (http://www.save-a-patriot.org), also have been convicted of income tax charges and sentenced to prison.
According to U. S. Attorney Cole, federal courts and juries have consistently rejected the arguments of "tax protest" organizations, including the Save-A-Patriot Fellowship (http://www.save-a-patriot.org), and have upheld the income tax laws and their applicability to everyone.