{"id":131345,"date":"2026-01-25T16:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/131345\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T16:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:53:11","slug":"jacksonville-businessman-admits-to-dodging-millions-in-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/131345\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville businessman admits to dodging millions in taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a4f1b56b3c68a484ddf2ce4a9bb79bc9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A local businessman has pleaded guilty to dodging millions in taxes over more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Phillip Mak, a sales rep in Jacksonville, earned more than $10 million between 2008 and 2020 but didn\u2019t pay the $3.7 million he owed in federal taxes, according to the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Even after getting notices and a tax lien from the IRS, Mak didn\u2019t pay up for 13 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Instead, prosecutors say Mak tried to hide his money.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He sent $1 million to his partner, put his house in a trust run by her, and routed his income through a company account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mak admitted he did at least one of these things to avoid paying the IRS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mak could get up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A local businessman has pleaded guilty to dodging millions in taxes over more than a decade. 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