N.J. tax preparer who created phony returns to collect $4.49M is sent to prison – NJ.com

An Essex County tax preparer has pleaded guilty to illegally collecting $4.49 million in tax refunds and been sentenced to nearly five years in prison, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Selinger announced Wednesday. Omar Kartel, 33, of Fairfield, was sentenced to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty Jan. 23 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud […]