{"id":502025,"date":"2022-11-10T15:21:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T15:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resolveyourtaxes.com\/?p=502025"},"modified":"2022-11-10T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T15:24:16","slug":"11-10-22-merrick-businesswoman-convicted-of-obstructing-irs-filing-false-tax-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resolveyourtaxes.com\/?p=502025","title":{"rendered":"11\/10\/22 Merrick Businesswoman Convicted of Obstructing IRS, Filing False Tax Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"502025\" class=\"elementor elementor-502025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-106fbb53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"106fbb53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff86960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff86960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Merrick Businesswoman Convicted of Obstructing IRS, Filing False Tax Returns<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd42e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfd42e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Long Island resident Lorraine Pilitz, age 64, of Merrick, was found guilty on all five counts against her by a federal jury in Central Islip Wednesday, Nov. 9, following a two-week trial.<\/p><p>Federal prosecutors said between 2011 and 2013, Pilitz, who owned several automotive businesses on Long Island, regularly structured cash deposits in a way that allowed her to avoid filing financial reports that are required for all transactions over $10,000.<\/p><p>The scheme resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars being concealed from the IRS.<\/p><p>Pilitz also diverted business checks totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars into personal bank accounts, in addition to maintaining \u201coff-the-book\u201d payrolls, according to prosecutors.<\/p><p>Jurors were also presented with evidence showing Pilitz failed to file personal and corporate tax returns, and filed false tax returns that \u201cseverely\u201d underreported her income, prosecutors said.<\/p><p>\u201cFor years the defendant thought she could get away with hiding substantial amounts of cash and income, impeding the Internal Revenue Service, and cheating her employees, but the jury saw through the lies and has held her responsible for her actions,\u201d US Attorney Breon Peace said.<\/p><p>\u201cBusiness owners who place greed above following the rule of law will face the consequences.\u201d<\/p><p>Pilitz is expected to be sentenced at a future date.<\/p><p>Click here to read the article:\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyvoice.com\/new-york\/nassau\/news\/merrick-businesswoman-convicted-of-obstructing-irs-filing-false-tax-returns\/848892\/\">Merrick Businesswoman Convicted Of 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