A trial has been scheduled for next month in the U.S. District
Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania for Bradford
physician Martin D. Jacobs, who is charged with federal tax
evasion.

Special Agent Andrew Hromoko of the Department of the Treasury
said Wednesday that Jacobs is scheduled for a jury trial on Jan. 22
in front of U.S. District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin in Erie.

Jacobs is alleged to have employed a scheme to evade the
assessment of income taxes for the tax years 2000 through 2003 and
evade the payment of income taxes for the years 1997 through 1999.
Jacobs is also alleged to have falsely represented his total
available income and assets on an application for Federal Student
Aid, according to the indictment against him.

For the year 1997, Jacobs is alleged to have failed to pay
$18,510; for 1998, $2,498, and for 1999, $41,494 by concealing
resources, making false statements to the IRS, transferring funds
into foreign bank accounts and placing property in the name of a
supposed trust, the indictment reads.

For the years 2000, 2001 and 2002, Jacobs reported his income as
zero; used bank accounts with another person’s Social Security
number, made false statements to the IRS. purchased and held
cashier’s checks to conceal assets and concealed other assets as
well, according to the indictment.

Jacobs failed to file an income tax return for the year 2003 and
obtained federal higher education assistance funds in 2004 by
falsely reporting his total income, the indictment alleges.

Jacobs has pleaded innocent to the charges.