Doctor Receives 52 Months in Prison for Decade-Long Tax Evasion

A physician and owner of an urgent care clinic has been sentenced to 52 months in prison for tax evasion, according to the Department of Justice Friday.

From 2007 to 2017, Melissa Rose Barrett, owner and operator of, Stat Care Clinics, L.L.C., owed approximately $1.6 million in taxes, which she took multiple steps to evade, the government said.

Instead of paying the taxes, Barrett filed a false IRS form, underreported income, inaccurately detailed assets, and concealed cash in a safe instead of depositing it in the bank, the DOJ said. She also purchased millions of dollars of real estate ...