The Ohio Supreme Court suspended the license of Scott Atway for an interim period on Friday.

A Powell lawyer who lived large as a tax cheat with luxury cars and home improvements has lost his license to practice law.

The Ohio Supreme Court suspended the license of Scott Atway for an interim period on Friday and instructed the court's disciplinary counsel to begin an investigation following the lawyer's felony conviction.

Atway, 44, pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return in U.S. District Court in Columbus and was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, four months of local confinement and eight months of house arrest on Oct. 4.

He also was ordered to pay restitution of $600,000 to the federal government for taxes he failed to pay between 2010 and 2013.

Atway owned multiple Verizon Wireless franchise stores in Central Ohio and rental properties, but substantially understated his income in tax filings, federal prosecutors said.

He reported, for example, income of $65,526 in 2010 while buying a near-$100,000 Land Rover and beginning an $800,000 renovation of his Powell home that included an enclosed tennis court, basketball court, in-ground swimming pool, a six-car garage and an elevator, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

He also paid nearly $289,000 for four luxury cars in 2011 and 2012, authorities said.

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