- September 1, 2021
- Comments: 0
- Posted by: admin
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former Arizona legislator and ex-Pima County Justice of the Peace Keith Bee has pleaded guilty in federal court to submitting false income tax returns.
Bee, a 55-year-old …
To Our Valued Readers –
Visitors to our website will be limited to five stories per month unless they opt to subscribe. The five stories do not include our exclusive content written by our journalists.
For $5.99, less than 20 cents a day, digital subscribers will receive unlimited access to YourValley.net, including exclusive content from our newsroom and access to our Daily Independent e-edition.
Our commitment to balanced, fair reporting and local coverage provides insight and perspective not found anywhere else.
Your financial commitment will help to preserve the kind of honest journalism produced by our reporters and editors. We trust you agree that independent journalism is an essential component of our democracy. Please click here to subscribe.
Sincerely,
Charlene Bisson, Publisher, Independent Newsmedia
Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former Arizona legislator and ex-Pima County Justice of the Peace Keith Bee has pleaded guilty in federal court to submitting false income tax returns.
Bee, a 55-year-old Republican, entered his plea last Friday in U.S. District Court in Tucson.
Bee is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 9 and is facing up to 10 months of prison or home confinement and must pay $343,000 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, prosecutors said.
Bee served in the state House from 1991-93 and the Arizona Senate from 1993-2001 representing Tucson’s District 9. He was a justice of the peace from 2007-18 and retired from the bench soon after charges were made public. He was indicted in 2018.
According to the plea agreement, Bee admitted to the IRS that he submitted false tax returns in 2011-13 totaling nearly $215,000 in unpaid taxes for lavish sports cars he originally claimed were business expenses for his bus company.
Other items that may interest you
Most popular stories in Daily Independent
DON’T MISS A BEAT: Simply submit your e-mail address below, click on the opt-in email link and watch your inbox for news from the Daily Independent at YourValley.net. Thank you for reading!
This feature allows any business to spread the word about whether you are open or closed; whether you are offering curbside or delivery services; or how to connect with you virtually.
Posting your basic information takes 30 seconds and it’s FREE.
Additional options allow you to post deals or offers; expand your listing to include a logo, photo or map or post a brochure or menu; and you can get your listing published in our print editions.
This is a challenging time, but we’re here to help you get through this.
Read the latest print edition here.
View this issue
<!– Browse other issues –> Browse other issues
Glendale is officially one of the best cities in the U.S. for outdoor grilling, and even leads the nation in low-cost meat.
ACC teams hope vaccinations reduce COVID-19 setbacks in ’21
Thunderbirds Charities gifts Human Services Campus grant funding
Valley hospitals not seeing massive supply shortages — yet
OPEC steadily adds back production as economy recovers
From burgers to ballgames, SEC fans aiming for normalcy
YourValley.net
623-972-6101
17220 N Boswell Blvd
Suite 101
Sun City AZ 85373
Email: azdelivery@newszap.com
source