New York CPA Admits False Tax Filing

NEWARK, N.J. – A certified public accountant from New York today admitted filing a tax return in his own name that contained materially false information, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Christopher Miu, 58, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of subscribing to a tax return that he knew substantially understated his gross income.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

Between 2008 and 2014, Miu failed to file income tax returns own his own behalf. When he ultimately filed returns for those years, Miu substantially under-reported his gross income, leading to a tax loss to the United States of more than $550,000.

The count to which Miu pleaded guilty carries a maximum potential statutory penalty of three years in prison, and a fine of up to $100,000. Miu has also agreed to resolve his tax due and owing with the IRS. Sentencing is scheduled for April 25, 2019.

U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents of IRS-Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Jonathan R. Tafur, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea.

The government is represented by Senior Trial Counsel Andrew Leven of the Healthcare & Government Fraud Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey.