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February 06, 2012
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Lake Worth Tax Return Preparer Convicted On Tax Fraud, Contempt Charges

R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and Michael Yasofsky, Jr., Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigation Division, announced today that, following a five-week trial, a federal jury in West Palm Beach found defendant Louis Wayne Ratfield, a Lake Worth, Florida, tax return preparer, guilty on fifty charges in connection with his participation in a tax fraud scheme to hide income and assets in bogus trusts.

On April 13, 2006, Ratfield was charged in a fifty-six count Indictment with preparing for clients and himself fraudulent federal individual and trust income tax returns, corruptly impeding the enforcement of the tax laws, and criminal contempt. Prior to trial, the government dismissed five of those counts. The Indictment alleged and evidence offered at trial established that Ratfield operated LWR Accounting and Tax Service, a tax preparation business, later called LWR Financial Services Trust. The businesses were located in Lake Worth. REad more at usdoj.gov.

 

 

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It Is Not Wise To Handle Probate Without A Lawyer
Probate is a very complicated and formal process. There are no requirements to use a lawyer, but it is not wise to do so. Even the smallest detail that is missed or left out can cause everything to come to a halt, exposing everyone to liability.

 


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Today's Terms

Attorney-in-fact

Definition:
This person receives the powers allocated in a power of attorney, such as a right to handle another person's financial matters.

Living Trust

Definition:
A living trust is an estate planning device that allows a person to transfer assets to one or more persons before and after they die.

Joint tenancy

Definition:
A property held in joint tenancy is owned by two or more people who have an undivided interest in the property, and the interest continues even after the other owners die.

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