Reno lawyer convicted of filing false tax returns and obstructing the IRS

A 63-year-old Reno attorney was convicted of filing false tax returns and obstructing the internal revenue laws following a three week jury trial on Friday, Sept. 22.

According to the indictment and the evidence presented at trial, from approximately 2009 through 2010,Delmar L. Hardy concealed his business partner’s $700,000 investment in XYZ Real Estate. Hardy concealed his partner’s stake in XYZ and obstructed the internal revenue laws by falsely claiming all of XYZ Real Estate’s profits and losses on his own 2009 and 2010 individual tax returns. Hardy also falsified his 2008 through 2010 returns by not reporting more than $400,000 in cash income his law practice received.

U.S. District Court Judge Miranda M. Du scheduled sentencing for Jan. 12, 2018.

Hardy faces a statutory maximum sentence of three years in prison for each count of filing a false return and obstructing the internal revenue laws. He also faces a period of supervised release, restitution, and monetary penalties.