A Dix Hill, N.Y.-based tax preparer has pleaded guilty to preparing at least 56 false federal tax returns. Howard Levine, who owned and operated Milaur Associates, made the admission this week in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip, N.Y. He faces up to six years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000. Read more...

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