Kings Mountain 'medicine man' pleads guilty to tax evasion, firearm charge

A Kings Mountain “medicine man” who used cash from straw companies to build an underground survivalist bunker faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion and a firearm charge on Wednesday.

Reuben DeHaan, 44, owned a holistic medicine business that he operated from his home under the names Health Care Ministries International Inc. and Get Well Stay Well, court records show.

DeHaan admitted that, with the help of others, he set up straw companies and opened bank accounts in the names of the companies to hide his income and assets from the IRS, records show.

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