Danielle Ross Pietralczyk, Tax Evasion, Pennsylvania 2023

Danielle Ross Pietralczyk, Tax Evasion, Pennsylvania 2023

Lackawanna County Attorney Danielle Ross Pietralczyk, age 37, of Jermyn, Pennsylvania, has been charged with two counts of tax evasion and two counts of filing a false federal income tax return, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, the indictment alleges that tax returns verified by Ross under penalty of perjury failed to report any amounts of income she received from private paying clients while acting as the sole guardian ad litem for the Lackawanna County Family Court.

The indictment charges that as the sole guardian ad litem for the Lackawanna County Family Court, Ross was provided with an annual compensation of $38,000. However, pursuant to a contract between Ross and Lackawanna County, Ross was permitted to bill private paying parties above her County compensation at a rate of $50 per hour.

Ross allegedly managed and exercised complete control over her private billings and income. That income was allegedly known only to Ross and not Lackawanna County, nor was Lackawanna County required to approve Ross’s private billings.

The prosecution is the result of a continuing joint investigation by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecution is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Olshefski.

Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

A sentence following a finding of guilty is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

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