The U.S. government has sued the operators of more than 125 Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. tax preparation offices, accusing them of cheating the U.S. Treasury out of more than $70 million through a "pervasive and massive series of tax-fraud schemes." The complaints target five franchises that operate offices located in the Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina areas, as well as 24 individuals.Jackson Hewitt shares fell 18.1 percent, or $5.87, to close at $26.53 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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