Westminster Tax Preparer Admits Part in $3.8 Million Tax Scheme

The top of a form 1040 individual income tax return is seen in a file photo. Tim Boyle/Getty Images

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Westminster-based tax preparer pleaded guilty April 10 to operating a scheme to cheat the federal government out of about $3.8 million.

Anton Nguyen, 54, of Fountain Valley pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to defraud the federal government. A sentencing date was set for July 24.