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A federal judge has sentenced a Sandy man to two years in prison for tax evasion and other charges that included allegations he tried to pay his tax bill with fictitious U.S. Treasury bonds and transferred title of his home to a church he had formed in order to avoid payments.

U.S. District Judge Tena Campell sentenced Paul Ben Zaccardi on Tuesday. The IRS intends to pursue Zaccardi for remaining unpaid taxes he may still owe.

He pleaded guilty in October 2014 to one count of tax evasion, five counts of filing false claims for income tax refunds and three counts of filing fictitious obligations. 

According to an indictment, Zaccardi tried to avoid tax liabilities by transferring title to his residence to an entity that he formed called Saved by Grace Christian Fellowship and also caused business receipts to be deposited into his wife's bank account.

He presented three fictitious bonds to the IRS and U.S. Department of the Treasury that he claimed were worth $605 million and then filed returns claiming he was owed exorbitant refunds.

Zaccardi is to report to start serving his prison term on July 27.