ALBUQUERQUE – Lisa Dawn Curry, 48, formerly of Red River, N.M., pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to 2 counts of failure to file tax returns reporting income she earned from her business. 

According to Curry’s plea agreement, she operated a company in Red River, N.M.  She used money from the company’s operating account to pay her own personal expenses.  Under federal tax law, she needed to file income tax returns in 2012 and 2013 because she earned more than the minimum gross income.  However, Curry did not file returns for those years although she knew of the filing requirement because she properly filed returns in previous years.       

Curry is out of custody awaiting sentencing at a future date.   She faces a sentence of 5 years’ probation and has agreed to pay restitution in an estimated amount of $72,840.   

The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation investigated this case with assistance from the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, the Red River Marshal’s Office, and 16th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office in Key West, Fla.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Holland S. Kastrin is prosecuting the case.