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Adult Entertainment Exec With Cerritos Office Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

Oscar A. Macias, of Anaheim, pleaded guilty in September to a single count of filing a false individual tax return.

An executive at an adult entertainment company with offices in Cerritos and Santa Fe Springs was sentenced Tuesday to 15 months in prison for filing a false tax return for 2003.

Oscar A. Macias, of Anaheim, pleaded guilty in September to a single count of filing a false individual tax return. After he serves his prison time, he will serve one year on supervised release, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

His former business associate, 34-year-old Catherine Shihad, also of Anaheim, pleaded guilty Sept. 20 to a charge of filing a false tax return on behalf of the business where she and Macias worked -- Universal Media Management. She was sentenced in November to three years probation and ordered to pay $140,000 in restitution.

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According to federal officials, during the 2003-2005 tax years, UMM's business consisted of providing live adult entertainment to customers who made cash payments to the company. During that time, Macias received income from the company that he failed to report on his tax returns, leading to lost tax revenue of about $33,000, according to the IRS.

- City News Service

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