Baton Rouge doctor bought boat, plane while owing $1.6 million in taxes, indictment says

Baton Rouge doctor bought boat, plane while owing $1.6 million in taxes, indictment says

A Baton Rouge doctor bought a boat, airplane, real estate, and other items worth at least $6.7 million, even as she owed $1.6 million in taxes, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release Tuesday.

Doctor indicted for tax evasion allegedly spent millions buying boat, plane

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- A doctor based in Baton Rouge and Iowa who is accused of using millions of dollars to purchase personal property instead of paying taxes was recently formally charged by a federal grand jury. Middle District of Louisiana U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. said Melissa Rose Barrett, 48, of Baton Rouge and Clive, Iowa was indicted with tax evasion before pleading not guilty to charges. He said Barrett owned and operat…