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Owner of tax business charged with filing false returns

A tax preparer in Luzerne County has pleaded guilty to helping people file false tax returns.
Credit: WNEP

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — The owner of a tax preparation business in Luzerne County faces up to 3 years in prison after scamming the IRS.

Leidi Paulino owns LP Multiservices in Freeland.

Paulino pleaded guilty on Monday after preparing and filing false returns for clients leading the IRS to lose somewhere between $500,000 and $1.5 million.

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