Bangor chiropractor indicted in tax evasion Cited physician runs Thomas Wellness Center

BANGOR – A local chiropractor was indicted on Wednesday for failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes and misrepresenting his income to the Internal Revenue Service.

Richard J. Thomas, 61, who operates Thomas Wellness Center on Stillwater Avenue, was indicted by a federal grand jury on six counts of tax evasion. He faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 on each count.

Thomas is scheduled for arraignment on Thursday, Jan. 19, in U.S. District Court in Bangor.

The six counts occurred from 1995 to 2001, when Thomas accumulated nearly $200,000 in unpaid taxes, according to court documents. Thomas allegedly failed to file tax returns during those years and did not make full payments after receiving notices from the IRS.

He used a number of deceptive techniques to attempt to dupe the Internal Revenue Service, according to court documents. Among them was establishing a corporation and getting a credit card and depositing business receipts under its name, the documents state.

Thomas also transferred real estate and registered a boat that he bought with cash under the names of two separate trusts, according to court documents.

He used cashiers’ checks to conceal personal expenses and withdrew large sums of cash from his bank accounts to misrepresent his income and assets, the documents state.