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Boston Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

October 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Massachusetts shop owner failed to report over $569,000 in income to the IRS.

The owner of a Hyde Park auto body shop pleaded guilty October 15 in federal court in Boston in connection with preparing false tax returns for his company, Automotive Specialties Inc.

Richard Poillucci, 62, of Easton, Mass., pleaded guilty to three counts of aiding the preparation of false tax returns. U.S. Senior District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. scheduled sentencing for Jan. 22, 2019.

Poillucci was the owner of Automotive Specialties Inc. (ASI), an auto body shop specializing in repairing high-end vehicles. Between Sept. 30, 2012

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