LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — After "advising clients to commit tax evasion," a man from Nevada has reached a guilty plea in court on Friday, the Department of Justice shared.

Michael J. Moore, the operator of X Tax Pros in Las Vegas, "promoted a fraudulent tax avoidance scheme called the 'Special Tax Shelter Strategy,'" the DOJ said on Friday.

According to the DOJ, Moore used this "strategy" to promise clients tax returns that removed taxes owed, which often resulted in hefty tax refunds — for a fee.

"To carry out the “Special Tax Shelter Strategy” Moore falsified entries on the clients’ tax returns. In many cases, he did this by falsely reporting that the client had sustained a large loss from one or more business entities that Moore controlled. In most cases Moore’s entities carried on no busin

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