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Department of Justice
New Jersey Tax Preparer Convicted for $170 Million COVID-19 Tax Credit Scheme
A New Jersey tax preparer was found guilty by a jury for his scheme seeking more than $170 million in fraudulent tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) by causing more than 1,900 false tax returns to be filed with the IRS claiming COVID-19-related employment tax credits.
Department of Justice
Bergen County Tax Preparer Charged in COVID-19 Employment Tax Credit Scheme
NEWARK N.J. – 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.
Department of Justice
Three Charged for Fraudulently Seeking $2.9 Billion in COVID-19 Tax Credits
NEWARK, N.J. – Three individuals were charged today for falsely seeking more than $2.9 billion from the IRS by filing 131 false tax forms claiming COVID-19 related employment tax credits.