A tax preparer from Teaneck was arrested Monday for illegally collecting more than $1 million for himself and $31.6 million for clients in tax refunds by filing fraudulent returns with the government, federal authorities said.Leon Haynes, …
NEWARK N.J. – A New Jersey tax preparer was arrested for fraudulently seeking more than $124 million from the IRS by filing over 1,000 false tax forms claiming COVID-19-related employment tax credits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg announced today. Leon Haynes, 49, of Teaneck, New Jersey,NEWARK N.J. – A New Jersey tax preparer was arrested for fraudulently seeking more than $124 million from the IRS by filing over 1,000 false tax forms claiming COVID-19-related employment tax credits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg announced today. Leon Haynes, 49, of Teaneck, New Jersey, » The FINANCIAL Crime