Fisher Industries Charges

Two officers of a Dickinson-based company have pleaded not guilty to federal tax fraud and conspi...  More »

Two officers of a Dickinson-based company have pleaded not guilty to federal tax fraud and conspiracy charges. Fisher Sand and Gravel vice president Michael Fisher and chief financial officer Amiel Schaff entered the pleas yesterday in Bismarck. The company is accused of evading income tax payments between 2001 and 2004. The company operates in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Colorado and ArKansas. The defendants are accused of making fake entries on the company's corporate books. Prosecutors say that allowed them to conceal payments to Fisher and his family members for construction expenses, credit card bills, vacations and other expenses.  « Less