Reno attorney faces prison time for falsifying his tax returns

A Reno attorney faces a total of 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of falsifying his tax returns and obstructing internal revenue laws.

Delmar Hardy, 63, was convicted of three counts of filing false tax returns and one count of corruptly obstructing or impeding due administration of IRS laws, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Nevada.

Hardy operated the Hardy Law Group, now called the Winter Street Law Group, and was business partners with Antonio Servidio in XYZ Real Estate.

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During a three-week trial, prosecutors argued Servidio invested $700,000 in XYZ Real Estate and that Hardy concealed it. Hardy also falsely claimed all of the agency’s profits and losses on his own individual tax returns in 2009 and 2010.

He also falsified his returns from 2008 to 2010 by not reporting more than $400,000 in cash income received by his law practice.

Hardy faces a maximum of three years in prison for each count and is set for a sentencing hearing on Jan. 12, 2018. He also faces a period of supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties, officials said.