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Preparer Now Four-time Offender

Thursday, Jun 08 2023
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PilloryAn Oakland County, Mich., tax preparer has lead to 10 felonies as a four-time offender.  Lori Bradford, 55, admit to preparing fake W-2s to thwart an investigation by the Michigan Department of Revenue.

Bradford typically inflated withholding amounts on individual’s tax returns to boost refunds. Besides using false W-2s, she also prepared other fake documentation to verify accuracy of return accuracy.

Bradford pled guilty to four counts of uttering and publishing; three counts of using a computer to commit a crime; and three counts of making/permitting false tax returns.

Bob Scott
Bob Scott
Bob Scott has provided information to the tax and accounting community since 1991, first as technology editor of Accounting Today, and from 1997 through 2009 as editor of its sister publication, Accounting Technology. He is known throughout the industry for his depth of knowledge and for his high journalistic standards.  Scott has made frequent appearances as a speaker, moderator and panelist and events serving tax and accounting professionals. He  has a strong background in computer journalism as an editor with two former trade publications, Computer+Software News and MIS Week and spent several years with weekly and daily newspapers in Morris County New Jersey prior to that.  A graduate of Indiana University with a degree in journalism, Bob is a native of Madison, Ind
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