Retired Henderson firefighter convicted of tax crimes

CREATED Oct. 24, 2012

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 Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- A retired Henderson firefighter was convicted of felony tax crimes by a federal jury on Wednesday.

53-year-old Dwight C. Jackson was convicted of five counts of willful tax evasion and one count of filing a false and fictitious claim. 

Jackson is set to be sentenced on January 28 and faces up to 30 years in prison and fines up to $1.8 million.

Charges filed against Jackson alleged that he cheated on his taxes between 2004 and 2009 while he was employed as a fireman with the City of Henderson.