CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2015. A Joliet area tax preparer pleaded guilty today to filing hundreds of false federal income tax returns for clients, causing the Internal Revenue Service to lose more than $5.3 million. The defendant, JEFFREY SHELBY, JR., 31, of Joliet, pleaded guilty at his arraignment after being charged last week in U.S. District Court.
With the 2014 tax season just getting underway, IRS officials said the case serves as a reminder to…
