Federal investigators say a 57-year-old man from Paradise Valley, Arizona stole more than $50 million from the U.S. Treasury. On Monday in Seattle, Charles St. George Kirkland was sentenced to nine years in prison for a tax fraud scheme related to solar power. Kirkland pleaded guilty back in January to three counts of aiding or assisting the filing of fraudulent tax documents. "He did this for thousands of people all over the country, and many of them were here in Washington state,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth Wilkinson. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the fraud happened in several steps. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/arizona-man-solar-power-tax-fraud-sentencing/281-1af9bd8f-c205-475e-a888-61b47b094269