Former Wife of Local Real Estate Developer Sentenced in Federal Court
Holly Damiani admitted she and her ex-husband used businesses to fund their lavish lifestyle—including the $2 million purchase of an island in St. Alban’s Bay in Lake Minnetonka and at least $3 million to design and construct a mansion on that island.
Holly Claire Damiani, the former wife of local real estate developer Jeffrey John Wirth, was sentenced late last week in federal court for filing a false federal individual income tax return. United States District Judge Ann D. Montgomery sentenced Damiani to three months in prison and one year of supervised release on one count of filing a false federal individual income tax return. Damiani, who was indicted along with her ex-husband and their tax return preparer on August 17, 2011, pleaded guilty on May 3, 2012. “This sentence is a direct result of our collaborative partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in combating violations of federal tax law," Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal …
