BOSTON (WHDH/AP) – An accountant has been charged with helping a former state senator file false income tax returns and conspiring to defraud the IRS.
John H. Nardozzi, 66, of Waltham, was charged in a 19-page indictment that was unsealed on Monday. Nardozzi was the accountant for former state Sen. Brian Joyce, who was charged last month with accepting up to $1 million in bribes and kickbacks and laundering money through his law office.
Nardozzi is accused of, among other things, conspiring to fraudulently deduct millions of dollars of personal expenses for Joyce as legitimate business expenses of the senator’s law firm.
When asked about the indictment by 7’s Steve Cooper, Nardozzi declined comment, saying he was “not allowed to talk about it.”
Joyce’s attorney has said his client is innocent. Joyce pleaded not guilty last month in a 113-count indictment that charged him with embezzlement, money laundering, corruption and mail fraud.
Nardozzi’s attorney Dennis Kelly also refused to comment on the charges against his client.
Nardozzi was released on $50,000 bail. A judge ordered him to surrender his passport and not to leave the state.
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