New Jersey man admits to tax return scam

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns.

NJ.com reports (https://bit.ly/2nU2zVH ) that 56-year-old Mach Worotikan pleaded guilty to making a false claim. Authorities say Worotikan, who worked out of Middlesex County, offered to prepare returns for a discount in 2010 and 2011.

Prosecutors say he added fraudulent dependents, fake child care expenses and other bogus claims to a return for a man known as A.L. Worotikan. Authorities say Mach Worotikan then had the man’s return mailed to a personal P.O. box so he could cash his refund check.

Officials say Worotikan scammed the government out of more than $97,000. He is scheduled to be sentenced in June.

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Information from: NJ Advance Media.