Thursday, May 28, 2009

Tampa Judge Shuts Down Tax Preparer

"WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Tampa, Fla., has permanently barred a Port Richey, Fla., tax preparer and his firm from preparing federal tax returns, the Justice Department announced today. U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich of the Middle District of Florida entered the permanent injunction against Frank Lighty and his firm, Lighty and Associate. Lighty consented to the permanent injunction."

Disclaimer: This is from the Department of Justice website; for the rest of the article, check: http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/May/09-tax-515.html

Guess doctoring returns can be taxing...especially when you're caught!

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