CORPUS CHRISTI — The owner and operator of The Tax Company in Corpus Christi is set to appear in federal court on charges of tax fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.Berlinda Luikens is charged in a 41-count indictment returned March 9. She was scheduled to appear for her arraignment March 18 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Julie K. Hampton.The charges allege she submitted false Form 1040 tax returns by including fraudulent Schedule C and Schedule F items, including fictitious businesses. This resulted in higher tax refund amounts her clients were not entitled to receive, according to the charges.Luikens allegedly caused ...