Glastonbury Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge: Feds

GLASTONBURY, CT — A Glastonbury man waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal tax offense, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. George Lee, 50, pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return, a crime that carries a maximum prison term of three years.

According to prosecutors, Lee owns and operates American U.S.A. Paving. Lee provided his tax return preparer with information that substantially understated the gross receipts for the paving business for the tax years 2015 to 2018.

Lee’s personal income tax returns for those years underreported his income by a total of more than $588,000, resulting in a tax loss of $154,238.

Lee is released pending sentencing Oct. 18.