Joseph Patrick Butler from Houston was indicted for filing fake federal tax returns for three years and could face years in prison.
Joseph Patrick Butler from Houston is scheduled to appear in court on fraud charges related to his federal tax returns, said U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.Butler allegedly filed fraudulent and false statements on his tax returns and is expected to make his first appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Bray on Wednesday.
individual income tax returns for tax years 2017 through 2020, resulting in inflated tax refunds that he was not entitled to receive.Butler's joint tax returns contain false entries saying he received hundreds of thousands of dollars in wages and his employers withheld more than $100,000 per year the indictment stated.In court records, it alleged Butler fraudulently obtained more than $260,000 in refunds for tax years 2013 through 2020.
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