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Former Tax Preparer Convicted of Fraud

Posted By Eileen Peck on Aug 18, 2009 8:47am PDT
Former Tax Preparer Convicted of Fraud

Former Tax Preparer Convicted of Fraud

Anthony Pendleton, a former tax preparer from Los Angeles, was convicted of fraud in a scheme to inflate filers' refunds. Pendleton filed false returns on behalf of clients, reducing income and increasing the number of dependents to create larger tax returns. Pendleton, who at one time had worked for the Internal Revenue Service, owned the Payless Tax Service. Two Payless employees also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the US government. Pendleton will be sentenced in November and will face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

If you've been charged with fraud, or a similar crime like embezzlement, Los Angeles federal criminal defense attorney Robert Michael Helfend is ready to defend you in Federal court. Mr. Helfend has 25 years of federal defense experience in Southern California and can help you build an effective, successful criminal defense, even when you face the most serious federal charges.

Mr. Helfend will challenge federal prosecutors to make their case against you and will fight aggressively to get charges against you reduced or dropped. When the
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