Ex-Mass Lawyer Get Years In Prison, Must Repay Millions He Ripped Off From Clients: Feds
A former Hyannis attorney who was stealing from his clients and ripping off banks must repay the millions he stole once he gets out of prison, federal authorities said. His wife will be joining him in jail as well.
Barry Wayne Plunkett Jr., 62, pleaded guilty to five counts of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of tax evasion, the US Attorney's Office said. A federal judge sentenced him to six and a half years in prison, and he must repay $3 million and forfeit $3.2 million, authorities said. His wife, Nancy Plunkett, 57, who pleaded guilty to f…
CPA From Passaic County Admits Scheme To Hide $150,000 From IRS
A CPA from Passaic County admitted trying to hide $150,000 from the taxman with a little help from a friend.
His unidentified pal compensated William Kawam, 57, of Hewitt, for his accounting services by giving him a credit card belonging to one of the friend’s businesses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Kawam racked up $146,605 in charges from 2015 through 2017 that neither he nor his friend reported, Sellinger said.
The scheme shortchanged the Internal Revenue Service by $54,400, he said.
Kawam, a former partner at SKC & Co. LLC in Boonton, took a deal from the government rat…
