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<p>SCRANTON &#8212; An area dentist has pleaded not guilty to charges he filed a false tax return.</p><p>Charles Musto, a periodontist with an office at 920 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, was indicted by a federal grand jury April 12 after he allegedly under-reported income associated with his dental practice on his 2010 tax return.</p><p>Musto, court records show, pleaded not guilty to the charges following an arraignment Tuesday afternoon at the William J. Nealon Federal Courthouse in Scranton. He was granted release, records show.</p><p>According to the indictment, Musto reported gross receipts of $1,504,970 and business income of $587,330 on his 2010 tax return &#8220;when he knew he received gross receipts and business income in excess of the amounts stated on the return.&#8221;</p><p>The documents show Musto filed the return for his dental practice and for rental properties he owns, and states the return was verified &#8220;by a written declaration that it was made under the penalties of perjury.&#8221;</p><p>According to Musto&#8217;s business website, he has been practicing periodontology and implant dentistry in his Forty Fort office since 1992. It states he is a 1990 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, having graduated from The University of Scranton in 1986 with a B.S. in biology.</p><p>The website also states Musto is a past president and board member of the Luzerne County Dental Society.</p><p>Musto was unable to be reached Tuesday afternoon.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Joe Dolinsky</p><p>jdolinsky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Joe Dolinsky at 570-991-6110 or on Twitter @JoeDolinskyTL.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Forty Fort dentist pleads not guilty to federal tax fraud