Allentown Physican Pleads Guilty Of Failure To File Tax Returns

PHILADELPHIA – Harry W. “Buck” Buchanan, 63, of Allentown, PA, pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of willfully failing to file tax returns, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. According to the information, Buchanan, who operated Harry Buchanan IV MD PC, failed to file federal tax returns in 2009 and 2010, although his income substantially exceeded the minimum income establishing the requirement to file.

The charges, the defendant faces up to one year in federal prison on each of two counts, as well as restitution, fines, supervised release, and special assessments.

This case was investigated by the IRS Criminal Investigations. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Bea Witzleben.