A Bradford man accused of filing the alleged victim’s taxes for three years, then stealing part of the returns, had his case bound to McKean County Court at a preliminary hearing Wednesday before District Judge Richard Luther.

Allan E. Huff, 52, is charged with three counts each of identity theft, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.

According to the criminal complaint, a Bradford Township man had Huff complete his federal tax return and file them for him for three years, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Each year, Huff would tell the man he would be receiving a tax refund check in the mail, but he never did.

Huff would give excuses as to why the checks never came, and Huff would eventually pay him a refund from an “IRS account” he had, the complaint stated. Huff never provided the man with any tax record.

The man contacted the IRS and learned the refunds he received from Huff did not match the refunds in IRS records, according to court records. The IRS had direct-deposited his refunds into someone else’s bank account.

The complaint stated that the man’s 2015 tax return should have been $1,271; Huff gave him $630 in cash. His 2016 tax return should have been $1,160; Huff allegedly gave him $420 in cash. His 2017 tax return should have been $2,248; Huff allegedly gave him a check for $948 from an account at Hamlin Bank and Trust, Smethport — the account Huff purported was an “IRS account” but was actually his personal checking account, court records stated.

Altogether, Huff took a total $2,681 from the man’s tax refund, the complaint indicated.

Huff is free on $30,000 unsecured bail.