A Virginia attorney pleaded guilty yesterday to filing a false tax return that concealed a significant portion of his income.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Asim Ghafoor, of Ashburn, was an attorney who operated a law practice in Virginia.
His law practice had clients in various states, including Michigan.
Ghafoor reported income from his practice on individual income tax returns that he personally prepared and signed.
For 2012 through 2016, Ghafoor prepared and filed false tax returns that underreported the income he earned from his business.
In total, Ghafoor caused a tax loss to the IRS of $354,634.
Ghafoor is scheduled to be sentenced on September 23. He faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison for filing a false tax return.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
