Mark Haneborg, who was convicted of evading Nebraska income taxes in 2024, is back in court, facing more of the same charges.

Haneborg formerly owned skill casinos in North Platte and Kearney. At one point he and his wife managed 105 machines, according to state investigators.

In February 2023, the couple was charged with tax evasion and filing false tax returns for the 2019, 2020, and 2021 tax years. The charges were dismissed against his wife, but Haneborg was convicted and sentenced in June 2024, according to court records.

By the time of his sentence, he had filed the correct returns for 2019-21. Lincoln County District Judge Cindy Volkmer also ordered him to file his tax form for 2022.

That case was closed then, but a new case is underway.

Haneborg allegedly filed fraudulent returns for the 2022 and 2023 tax years, again evading state income taxes, according to charges filed by Lincoln County Deputy Attorney Angela Franz.  

Prosecutors say Haneborg still owes the state $83,000 in unpaid taxes.  

In March, Haneborg was arrested on the new charges — income tax evasion and twice filing fraudulent returns. He pled not guilty, paid 10% of a $15,000 bond, and was released. The case has been working its way through the courts since then.

The charges moved from county court to district court on Sept. 9. Haneborg was scheduled to appear on Sept. 28 before Judge Volkmer, but the appearance was continued (postponed) by mutual agreement of the attorneys.

He is due back in court on Oct. 26.

According to the charging documents, in the 2022 tax year, the Haneborgs underreported their income by $547,000. The next year, they did not file an income return, resulting in an underreported income of $297,000.

Their skill casinos in North Platte are closed.

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