PLATTE CITY, Mo. –Authorities have arrested a Parkville woman charged with tax evasion.
Prosecutors say Letti Strait, 48, filed false tax returns claiming her four children as dependents even though she did not have custody of the children.
They issued a request for the public’s assistance Monday to find her and investigators said she was arrested in Concordia, Kan., late Monday night.
Strait is also known as Letti Kay Rivera-Strait. Her former husband, Charles Cammisano, was murdered in 2007. It was at that time that she lost custody of her children. The children have not lived with her since then.
Cammisano’s murder has not been solved. A reward of $6,050 cash has been established for anyone whose tip leads to an arrest.
Strait was identified as a person of interest in the murder, and she was taken into police custody after a standoff with officers. She was later released.
Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd says Strait is charged with attempting to avoid state income tax; filing a false state income tax return; failing to pay state income tax; and stealing by deceit.
If convicted of all charges, Strait faces up to 22 years in prison. She was charged on Oct. 20, 2009.
