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Bay Village Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Income Tax Return

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio

A Bay Village man pleaded guilty today to an Information charging him with filing a false income tax return. 

According to court documents, in April 2018, Douglas Fischback, 58, of Bay Village, Ohio, falsely understated his income on his tax return for the year 2017 by approximately $86,427. 

Fischback is scheduled to be sentenced on September 29, 2022.

This case was investigated by the IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Seabury Gould.

Contact

Daniel Ball Daniel.Ball@usdoj.gov

Updated March 5, 2024
Topic
Tax
Component
USAO - Ohio, Northern

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