Montville Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Structuring Cash, Failing to Report to IRS
Goldie Sommer structured $354,000 in client funds through attorney accounts to avoid reporting money to IRS, attorney says.
An attorney from Montville and her partner pleaded guilty Thursday to structuring client funds through attorney accounts to avoid obligatory reporting to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Approximately $354,000 was structured, according to U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman. Goldie Sommer, 61, and her legal partner, Edward Englehart, 61, of Rockaway, both attorneys of the Fairfield firm of Sommer and Englehart, could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine each. They pleaded guilty in Newark federal court Thursday after surrendering to IRS agents in Newark on November 16, 2011. According to a press release sent by Fishman's office, Englehart and Sommer made deposits that totaled $354,000 between August 13, 2010 and September 22, 2010…
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10:47 am on Monday, February 11, 2013
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