A Miami businessman has been indicted on charges of evading taxes on millions of dollars earned from a company that sold internet access to American servicemembers and contractors stationed abroad, according to the Justice Department.

Allegations in indictment

A federal grand jury returned the indictment Wednesday, charging Joseph Stewart with tax evasion and filing false tax returns.

Prosecutors allege that from 2013 to 2021, Stewart received more than $6.8 million in dividends from his 50% ownership in the business but stopped filing timely returns once the company became profitable.

The indictment further alleges that, after receiving IRS letters in 2019, Stewart hired a tax attorney and return preparers but falsely told them that more than $3.8 million in dividends from 2013 to 201

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