GOBBLE PLEADS GUILTY

Feb 20, 2008

A BRISTOL VIRGINIA WOMAN ACCUSED OF FALSIFYING HER INCOME TAX WHILE COLLECTING DISABILITY BENEFITS HAS PLED GUILTY TO THE CRIME IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. 61 YEAR OLD PATSY GOBBLE PLED GUILTY TO INCOME TAX EVASION AND SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD. SHE HID INCOME FROM A DOG SELLING BUSINESS SHE MAINTAINED WHILE COLLECTING HER DISABILITY BENEFITS. AS PART OF A PLEA AGREEMENT, SHE WILL HAVE TO PAY THE I.R.S. 85-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION. SHE FACES UP TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON WHEN SHE’S SENTENCED.