Two Philadelphia lawyers have pleaded guilty to tax charges on the eve of trial, Philadelphia-based U.S. Attorney William McSwain announced Tuesday afternoon.

Edward Millstein and Susan Halpern, who are married, pleaded guilty to three counts of tax fraud charges before U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Prosecutors alleged that the money that should have gone to their six-figure tax debt was instead hidden and used to splurge on luxuries.

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