Mass. Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

The owner of a Hyde Park, Mass., auto body shop pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud charges on Monday.

Oct. 18, 2018

October 18, 2018—The owner of a Hyde Park, Mass., auto body shop pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud charges on Monday, reported T he Boston Globe.

Richard Poillucci, 62, of Easton, pleaded guilty to three counts of aiding the preparation of false tax returns for failing to report about $569,367 in income generated through his company, Automotive Specialties Inc., the US attorney’s office said in a statement to The Globe.

Poillucci avoided paying about $215,552 in federal income taxes, according to the report. He faces a sentence for each count, of up to three years in prison and three years of supervised release.