N.J. U.S. Attorney: Bergen County Tax Preparer Charged in COVID-19 Employment Tax Credit Scheme
April 04, 2024
April 04, 2024
NEWARK, New Jersey, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 3, 2024:
A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Bergen County, New Jersey, tax preparer with fraudulently seeking more than $150 million from the IRS by filing more than 1,600 false tax returns for himself and his clients that claimed COVID-19-related employment tax credits, U.S. Attorney Phillip R. Sellinger for the District . . .
A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Bergen County, New Jersey, tax preparer with fraudulently seeking more than $150 million from the IRS by filing more than 1,600 false tax returns for himself and his clients that claimed COVID-19-related employment tax credits, U.S. Attorney Phillip R. Sellinger for the District . . .