By Attorney General Dana Nessel
LANSING – Today, Mark Fischer, 61, of Wellston, pled guilty to failing to report or pay sales tax collected through his propane company, Fischer LPG, Inc., from 2019 to 2023, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Fischer pled guilty to five felony counts of Failure to File Tax Return. Fischer LPG, Inc. also pled guilty to five felony counts of Failure to File Tax Return.
Fischer has already paid nearly $3 million to the Michigan Department of Treasury towards tax, penalty, and interest. As part of the plea agreement, Fischer and his company will pay an additional $1.1 million in restitution to the Department of Treasury. Fischer will be placed on a delayed sentence, and if he pays full restitution, his charges will be reduced to five misdemeanor counts of General Tax Violations.
This matter was referred to the Department of Attorney General by the Michigan Department of Treasury. Fischer was charged in December 2025.
“We count on businesses and residents to pay their fair share of taxes,” said Attorney General Nessel. “When individuals break the law and steal millions that should have gone to fix our roads and improve our schools, my office will hold them accountable. This conviction ensures that vital dollars owed to the people of Michigan are collected.”
Fischer and Fischer LPG, Inc., are scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Morgan E. Cole of the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County on July 27, 2026.