A federal grand jury has indicted Jacksonville Beach dentist Jon Christopher Williams on multiple tax evasion and payroll tax charges, according to federal prosecutors. The indictment alleges that Williams skipped out on more than $1 million in income taxes between 2020 and 2023 while using business funds to buy a home and pay for his children’s school tuition.
Tax Evasion and Unreported Business Income
According to federal prosecutors, Williams failed to file individual tax returns for over a decade, with his last filed 1040 form dating back to 2012. While he requested filing extensions for the 2013 and 2014 tax years, he never submitted the returns, News4JAX reported. A similar pattern occurred with his dental practice, where business tax forms stopped after the 2012 tax year.
For the 2020 through 2023 tax years, the indictment states that Williams failed to report approximately $3,371,657 in business income. During this same four-year window, prosecutors assert that he failed to pay approximately $1,079,136 in federal income taxes.
Personal Expenses Paid From Business Accounts
Investigators outline that Williams diverted dental practice funds for personal enrichment while ignoring his tax obligations. Prosecutors point out that he used tens of thousands of dollars from a business bank account to cover his children’s school tuition, paid for personal travel using company funds, and drew $310,000 from the business account to purchase a home.
In addition to individual income tax evasion charges, Williams faces 11 counts of failing to truthfully account for and pay over payroll taxes. Prosecutors state that across several time periods between June 2020 and January 2023, he failed to pay about $133,360 in payroll taxes for his business.
Confrontation With IRS Investigators
The criminal case stems from an investigation launched in October 2021 by IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI). By the time federal agents opened the inquiry, Williams had already spent nearly a decade without filing personal or business tax returns, according to court documents.
Over the subsequent two-and-a-half years, the indictment details a series of escalating confrontations initiated by Williams. He demanded that the IRS “cease and desist all activities against me” and emailed an investigating agent to ask, “Are you aware that you, personally, can be held liable for any actions committed against me under color of law?”
In May 2023, Williams mailed IRS-CI agents a formal document stating, “I state an additional Affidavit of Truth and Assertory Oath, Repudiation and Revocation of Citizenship is now properly served, noticed as unrebutted, judgmented [sic], and placed upon the public record.” Alongside the affidavit, he demanded that the IRS, the U.S. Treasury, and the Attorney General pay him an “invoiced amount” of $525,000 within 30 days.
Charges and Legal Status
The federal indictment formally charges Williams with four counts of attempting to evade and defeat individual income tax for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. He is also charged with 11 counts of failing to account for payroll taxes and one count of endeavoring to obstruct and impede the administration of Internal Revenue Laws.
As of Tuesday afternoon, court dockets did not list an initial court appearance date for Williams, nor did records indicate whether he had retained legal counsel. News4JAX reached out to a telephone number associated with Williams in Atlantic Beach, but he did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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