SAN FRANCISCO — A former Reed Smith tax partner who did not pay his own taxes will spend one year in prison.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler sentenced James Kleier to prison on Wednesday for failing to file federal returns in 2008, 2009 and 2010, a period in which he earned more than $1.3 million. Beeler also ordered the 58-year-old San Francisco resident to pay $650,993 in restitution to the government for overdue taxes.

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