They were found guilty of collaborating to halt the IRS in their assessment and the collection of income tax returns. The Grand Jury also convicted Thomas and Leslie Mower of income tax evasion and Atty. Thompson of impeding the administration of the internal revenue laws. The three were accused of scheming to hide from the Internal Revenue Service a total of more than $1 million dollars of the company’s gross receipts, along with the more than $3 million dollars in commission that the couple received from their distributors from the United States, Australia and Malaysian Companies.

U.S. District Court Judge Dale Kimball sentenced Thomas Mower to two years and nine months in prison and with a penalty of $75,000 dollars. He will serve a three years of supervised release when he completes his term. His wife, Leslie was sentenced to two years and three months in prison and has been fined the amount of $60,000 dollars. She will also be supervised for three years after her released. James Thompson was sentenced to one year and one day in prison. He will be under supervised once release from prison for about two years.

According to United States Attorney Brett L. Tolman that nobody wants to pay taxes but most of the Americans are paying their dues honestly and regularly. This Criminal Tax Laws are designed to protect the public interests and welfare and preserving the integrity and dignity of the tax collection system of the nation. There will be serious punishments for those who will not follow these rules and pay their dues. The company sells supplements, personal care items and household cleaners as their products not only in the United States but all over the world like in their markets in Australia, Malaysia and in about two dozen countries globally.
ounders of Neways Inc., a multinational company, The Husband and Wife Team of Thomas E. Mower of Springville, Utah and his wife, Leslie D. Mower of Payson, Utah and their corporate lawyer, Atty. James L. Thompson of CHANDLER, Arizona were sentenced into federal imprisonment last Wednesday, September 13, 2006 by the United States District Court located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Thomas and Leslie Mower formed Neways Inc. back in 1987. Thomas was the CEO, Leslie was the Chief Financial Officer(CFO). James Thompson was hired as the legal counsel for the company in the fall of 1995 up to the summer of 1997.