A Florida man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for willful failure to pay child support.  In addition to the two-year prison sentence, Robert George Cahill was also ordered to pay $72,732 in past-due child support for his daughter, now 17, and his son, now 13.

Cahill, 41, was ordered to pay child support in April 1997 by a Lee County state court judge.  Even though Cahill was aware of his child support obligations and was often employed, he only made child support payments occasionally.

According to an article on Tampa Bay Online, authorities were able to involuntary take payments by arresting him and then requiring him to pay cash bond in order to be released.  That money went towards his child support arrears.  Cahill also had his tax refund seized and had to pay $300 to avoid getting his driver’s license suspended.

Back in 2007, Cahill told federal agents that he tried to obtain work that paid him under the table to avoid having child support garnished from his wages. 

Once released from prison, Cahill must serve one year of probation as ordered by U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew.