Mark Legowski, Filing False Tax Returns, Connecticut 2024

A disgraced accountant from Farmington, Connecticut, will spend the next eight months behind bars for filing false tax returns, according to the latest news from Grimy Times.

Mark Legowski, 60, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to eight months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for filing false tax returns. Judge Dooley also ordered Legowski to pay a $10,000 fine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, from January 2015 through December 2017, Legowski was a self-employed accountant and tax return preparer doing business as Legowski & Company, Inc. (“LCI”) in Farmington. Legowski prepared income tax returns for approximately 400 to 500 individual clients and approximately 50 to 60 businesses.

For the 2015 through 2017 tax years, in order to reduce his personal income tax liability, Legowski willfully underreported LCI’s gross receipts in LCI’s computer bookkeeping system by excluding some customer payment checks. He then filed false personal income tax returns that failed to report a total of more than $1.4 million in business income, which resulted in a loss to the IRS of $499,289.

Legowski has paid the IRS $499,289 in back taxes. He still must pay substantial tax penalties and interest. On August 29, 2024, Legowski pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return.

Legowski, who is released on bond, is required to report to prison on January 8, marking the beginning of his eight-month sentence. This investigation was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Hal Chen.

Here are the mandatory facts: Defendant: Mark Legowski; Criminal Charges: Filing false tax returns; City and State: Farmington, Connecticut; Exact Date: August 29, 2024; Sentence: Eight months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, and a $10,000 fine; Dollar Amounts: $1.4 million, $499,289.

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