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Bookkeeper stole more than $1 million from small businesses across Massachusetts, federal prosecutors say
Patricia Lindau has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion.
By Andrea Estes Globe Staff,Updated January 25, 2021, 6:25 p.m.
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Patricia Lindau, whose firm provided payroll and payroll tax services to small businesses from Maine to Cape Cod, has agreed to plead guilty to charges she pocketed money set aside by her clients for payroll taxes, according to documents filed Monday in US District Court.
Lindau, 65, of Newburgh, Maine, will plead guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of tax evasion. Under the plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend she serve nearly five years in prison. She has also agreed to pay restitution of $1,393,430 including nearly $1.1 million in taxes she didnât pay for her clients.