The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said in a statement Thursday that Private Property Impound Inc. pleaded no contest and was sentenced for one count of felony tax evasion -- and along with Wayne Daniel Russo, Jr., 37, and Stephanie Marie Gipson, 36 -- were sentenced to one misdemeanor count of illegally towing vehicles from private properties.
According to prosecutors, the defendants have paid a total of over $333,000 to the California Franchise Tax Board in back taxes, interest, and investigative costs to satisfy all reported tax deficiencies for the years in question.Prosecutors said that Russo Jr. was additionally sentenced to 90 days in county jail for his part in the illegal towing scheme, to be served on home detention with electronic monitoring, as long as all outstanding amounts are paid into the restitution fund.