On July 5, 2002 Dr Shacket informed the Board in writing that he had pled guilty to one count of felony tax fraud conspiracy for conspiring with his former tax attorney to defraud the IRS. On October 25, 2002 Dr Shacket was convicted of Count 1, conspiracy to defraud the IRS, a felony and sentenced to 33 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, in the US District Cout, Southern District of California. The Board found that the conduct and circumstances described constitute a violation of ARS 32-2933 (3) and (17).
Dr. Shacket entered into a Consent Agreement and Order and his license was suspended to be concurrent with the length of his sentence. He was ordered to appear before the Board upon release from imprisonment and half-way house to have the suspension lifted and his license placed on a probationary status for one year, subject to terms
The Consent Agreement was signed by Dr Shacket on 12-14-02 and approved by the Board on 1-6-03.
On 7-13-04 Dr. Shacket appeared and the Board voted to lift his suspension and placed his license on one year supervised probation.
On 9-13-05 the Board voted to restore the license to Active unrestricted status, noting that all terms of the Consent Agreement and Order had been met.