Lawyer Swindles Clients Out Of Millions; Forges Mom, Ex-Wife's Info To Further Scheme
A local attorney - who threw his own mother under the bus - brazenly stole, lied, and manipulated his clients out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 66 months in prison.
Phillip R. Williams, of Easthampton, pleaded guilty in December, to wire fraud, engaging in financial transactions greater than $10,000 of proceeds derived from criminal activity, money laundering, and tax fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts, said.
On Friday, Sept. 25, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Mastroianni sentenced Williams to over 5 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release…
Feds Charge Former Local Party Committee Chairman With Lying On Tax Returns, Student Aid Apps
A public relations specialist and former local Democratic chairman from Union County lied both on his tax returns and on requests for student aid for one of his children, a federal grand jury indictment returned Tuesday alleges.
The IRS originally charged Anthony Salters, 58, of Hillside earlier this year with filing a false federal income tax return in 2013 by stating that his business, Media Allies LLC, had no income.
In fact, the IRS said, Salters and Media Allies had “substantial gross receipts” in 2013, including $104,411 worth of checks from, among others, the City of Orange the Pate…
Former Tax Preparer In Area Sentenced, Ordered To Pay $550K Restitution
A former tax preparer in the area will spend time in prison after allegedly stealing $550,000 from the IRS through an elaborate scam.
Devon Williams, 30, a former tax preparer in New Haven now living in Atlanta, was sentenced in New Haven district court to eight months in prison, followed by a year of supervised release, for preparing false tax returns.
In addition to his prison sentence, Williams was also ordered to pay restitution of $550,000.
U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Williams formerly owned and operated Perfect Preparers, LLC, a tax preparation business based in New Haven.&nb…
