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A Pompton Lakes man admitted to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his clients through a bookkeeping business he operated, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Richard Winter, 53, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud and one count of tax evasion after authorities said he used his company Back Office Pro to move money from clients into his personal accounts, the office said. Winter was accused of illegally diverting client money intended for vendors to his own account. He was also accused of failing to report over $900,000 in taxabl…