FALSE TAX RETURNS

Crookston, MN man indicted for filing false tax returns, seeking over $500,000

DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) — A Crookston, Minnesota man has been indicted for filing false tax returns and filing false claims for refunds. According to the indictment, Philip Green filed the returns in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Each of the tax returns reported one or more false items such as wage information, tax withholdings, and child and dependent care expenses. Green…

Former Tax Preparer With Clients in Fargo Area Pleads Guilty To Filing False Returns

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former tax return preparer who had clients in North Dakota has pleaded guilty to five counts of preparing false tax returns. Joseph Korha of Minneapolis worked as a tax return preparer for a business in Phoenix. In 2019, Korha submitted more than 100 fraudulent returns for clients, many of whom lived in the Fargo area….