FARMINGTON, Conn. — Farmington accountant Mark Legowski, 60, was sentenced Monday in Bridgeport to eight months in prison for filing false tax returns, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley also imposed a $10,000 fine, according to prosecutors. Legowski's prison sentence will be followed by one year of supervised release.
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Legowski, a self-employed accountant, underreported his business income from 2015 to 2017 to reduce his personal tax liability, according to prosecutors. When he was the owner of Legowski & Company, Inc., he intentionally excluded customer payment checks from his bookkeeping, resulting in over $1.4 million in unreported income. Prosecutors say this led to a $499,289 loss for the Internal Revenue Service.
The false tax returns were filed for three consecutive years: in 2015, Legowski reported no taxable income, though he earned $415,697; in 2016, he reported $29,343 when he actually earned $531,294; and in 2017, he reported $56,060 instead of $496,808 in taxable income.
Legowski pled guilty in August and has already repaid the IRS $499,289 in back taxes. He still faces penalties and interest. He must report to prison on Jan. 8, 2025.
The investigation was conducted by the IRS Criminal Investigation Division.
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