A former Broome County tax preparer is on conditional discharge after admitting in June that she filed false income tax returns.

36 year old Heather Sweet of Johnson City pleaded guilty to a felony count.  In addition to three years conditional discharge, Sweet has been ordered to pay New York State $12,000 and will be billed $30,000 in preparer penalties.

Prosecutors say Sweet filed doctored returns for family and friends between 2008 and 2011 while working for a professional tax preparation business.

 

 

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