According to a statement by the Department of Justice, the owner of a Maryland tax business has pleaded guilty for preparing false federal tax returns:
A Fort Washington, Maryland man pleaded guilty today to aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein for the District of Maryland and Special Agent in Charge Thomas Jankowski of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Criminal Investigation’s Washington, D.C. Field Office.
Vivencio P. Concepcion, 53, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm. According to his plea agreement, Concepcion operated Money Concept Services, a tax return preparation business located in Fort Washington, Maryland. From January 2009 to April 2012, Concepcion prepared more than 24 false federal individual tax returns for more than nine taxpayers using inflated charitable contribution amounts; fictitious unreimbursed employee business expenses and fictitious business income and expenses. As a result, the client-taxpayers received either larger refunds than they were entitled to or a decrease in the amount of taxes due.
To learn more about the case and read the article in its entirety, click here. If you have any concerns about criminal tax fraud, it is always best to get in touch with a criminal tax attorney. Contact Robert J. Fedor if you have any questions or concerns.
