United States Attorney
Northern District of Texas

1100 Commerce St., 3rd Fl.
Dallas, Texas 75242-1699

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DUNCANVILLE TAX PREPARER INDICTED

United States Attorney Jane J. Boyle announced today that Duncanville, Texas, resident, Dennis Fisher, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Dallas, with 10 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent tax returns, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(2). Dennis Fisher is a tax preparer who did business as Fisher Income Tax & Accounting Service, located at 2441 W. Kiest Boulevard and 4328 S. Marsalis, in Dallas.

Fisher has surrendered to federal authorities and will make his initial appearance before the Honorable Irma C. Ramirez, United States Magistrate Judge, this afternoon. If convicted on all counts, Dennis Fisher, age 62, faces a maximum sentence of 30 years imprisonment and a $1 million fine.

Each count of the indictment charges Fisher with falsifying income tax returns for clients that would reduce their owed income tax. According to the indictment, Fisher misrepresented filers' filing status, created or overstated deductions, listed dependents when none existed, claimed losses from rental property when the filers did not own rental property, and failed to report earned income.

An indictment is an accusation by a federal grand jury and a defendant is entitled to the presumption of innocence unless proven guilty.

U. S. Attorney Boyle praised the investigative efforts of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Dallas Field Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joseph Revesz.

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