23-05-2025
Hartford tax preparer pleads guilty to federal tax charge
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Hartford tax preparer pleaded guilty Friday to a federal tax charge, according to police.
East Lyme woman pleads guilty to tax offenses, will pay over $300,000 in restitution
From around 2015 until 2024, Clyde Gibson, jr., 43, operated as a tax return preparer under the name Build Understand Destroys LLC and charged clients a fee for their preparation of tax returns.
Gibson allegedly prepared thousands of federal tax returns, many of which claimed false deductions. During the investigation, an undercover agent posing as a customer met with Gibson and provided a W-2 form. Gibson allegedly put fraudulent information on the Schedules C and D.
During the 2016 through 2022 tax years, Gibson prepared at least 135 tax returns containing fraudulent information, causing the IRS a loss of at least $125,197, according to documents read in court.
He pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent income tax returns and is facing a maximum sentence of three years. He was released on a $25,000 bond.
He has agreed to pay $125,197 in restitution.
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