PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona grand jury has indicted the owner of a Phoenix tax service company and two other people for allegedly preparing fraudulent returns.
State prosecutors say Connie Cozzolino, her son Richard Luttrull and Jennifer Lohss were indicted on charges of fraudulent schemes and artifices, illegal control of an enterprise, 24 counts of preparing false tax returns and forgery.
They say Connie's Tax Services allegedly prepared state personal income tax returns that contained fraudulent information for tax years 2012-18 without the knowledge or consent of their clients.
The alleged inclusion of the fraudulent deductions resulted in about $19,000 in inflated refunds and evaded taxes.
