FALSE TAX RETURNS

Father and son facing fraud charges after allegedly filing millions of dollars in false tax returns

Lamar BurgessMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR-KFGO) – A Minneapolis father and son are facing fraud charges after they allegedly filed false income tax returns for themselves and others claiming million of dollars in false refund amounts. Court documents says Lamar Burgess, 44, and his son Lamar Burgess, 23, would charge taxpayers a portion of their refund in exchange for filing a return using…

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….