A Middlesex County, N.J., tax preparer, indicted on May 3 on tax charges, has been hit this month with 11 new counts of alleged tax fraud. Patterson also allegedly failed to file individual tax returns and pay federal income taxes for calendar years 2013 through 2015.
A superseding indictment added eight counts of aiding and abetting in the filing of false tax returns and three counts of failure to file tax returns. The original indictment included 16 counts of aiding and abetting in the filing of false tax returns.
Patterson, who owned D&D Tax Service in Keasbey, was originally accused of preparing 53 falsified tax returns between 2010 and 2015. He was indicted on 16 counts of aiding and abetting in the filing of false tax returns on Thursday. He is accused of using a variety of techniques to boost client refunds, including falsifying income, charitable contributions, employee business expenses, and education costs.
The false filing counts carry a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a $250,000 each. There is a maximum term of a year in prison and $100,000 fine for each of the failure to file counts.
