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An employee for a South Jersey masonry company has admitted in a guilty plea that he helped the business avoid paying about $1 million in taxes, authorities said. Henry “Hank” Collins, 53, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty on Friday to the federal charge of conspiracy to defraud the IRS, the U.S.
Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey said in a statement. Collins worked for Davis Brothers Chimney Sweep & Masonry in Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County, where he spent about six years helping the business owner’s spouse with an elaborate tax evasion theme, federal authorities said. Collins utilized a commercial check casher to negotiate a substantial amount of the company’s gross receipts checks, officials said.
He then used the remaining cash to pay himself, the business owner, their spouse and other employees, federal prosecutors said. When handing financial information over to the company’s accountant for tax preparation, Collins did not mention the cash payments, resulting in lower tax bills, authorities said. Additionally, he concealed his cash wages when filing his personal income tax return, officials said.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office did not name business owner or their spouse in charging documents.
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