A New Jersey tax preparer is accused of inflating client refunds and misusing COVID-19 relief funds in a fraud scheme totaling over $1 million.
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey tax preparer faces a 16-count federal indictment for allegedly falsifying tax returns and fraudulently obtaining funds from COVID-19 relief programs, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.…
Essex County Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty in $4.4 Million IRS Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – In a significant development in a financial fraud case, Omar Khater, a 33-year-old Fairfield, New Jersey tax preparer, has pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service…
Pennsylvania Tax Preparer Sentenced for False Tax Return Scheme
SCRANTON – Leidi M. Paulino, a 46-year-old tax preparer and owner of LP Multiservices in Freeland, PA, was sentenced to 24 months in prison on January 19. The sentence, imposed by United…
Court Grants Default Judgment against Tampa-Area Tax Return Preparer
The District Court for the Middle District of Florida permanently enjoined Tyrone Johnson and TJ Professional Services LLC yesterday from preparing federal income tax returns for others, from owning or operating any…
Marion County tax preparer charged with filing false tax returns
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jack Lee Oliver, age 55, of Rivesville, West Virginia, has been charged with filing false tax returns. Oliver was indicted on 32 counts involving the preparation and filing…
South Carolina Return Preparer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Filing False Tax Returns
A South Carolina man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for preparing and filing false individual income tax returns for himself and his clients. According to court documents and statements…
One-Time Orange County Tax Preparer Convicted of Tax Fraud Scheme that Sought over $10 Million from IRS and Dozens of State Governments
SANTA ANA, California – A former Orange County tax preparer was convicted today of federal criminal charges for leading a multi-year tax fraud conspiracy that spanned three continents and claimed more than…
Chicago-Area Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to False Tax Return Scheme
An Illinois woman pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns. According to court documents and statements made in court, Vervia Watts, of Lansing, operated…
Baton Rouge Tax Preparer Sentenced to 33 Months for Pandemic Benefits Fraud Scheme
United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Pamela Albert, age 51, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 33 months in federal prison following her…
Nevada Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
A Nevada woman pleaded guilty on Friday to assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2015 to 2020, Jessica Avras…
New Jersey Tax Preparer Arrested For $125 Million IRS Scam
NEW YORK CITY, NY – A tax preparer from New Jersey was arrested for attempting to fraudulently claim more than $124 million from the IRS. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Acting…
New Jersey Tax Preparer and Arizona Man Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud and Identity Theft
NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey tax preparer and an Arizona man were charged for their roles in conspiracies to commit wire fraud and defraud the IRS, and for aggravated identity theft,…
RGV tax preparer sent to prison for preparing false tax returns
McALLEN, Texas – A local tax preparer has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of preparing false and fraudulent tax returns on behalf of taxpayers, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S.…
Tickfaw Tax Preparer Sentenced to One Year and a Day in Prison for Filing False IRS Returns
NEW ORLEANS – CHERYL L. KINCHEN, age 39, and a resident of Tickfaw, Louisiana, was sentenced on November 29, 2022 to one year and a day after she pleaded guilty to two…
Minneapolis Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes
MINNEAPOLIS– A Minneapolis tax preparer has pleaded guilty to federal tax violations, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Sue Yang, 48, of Circle Pines, operated a tax…
San Angelo Tax Preparer Sentenced to 14 Years for Tax Fraud
A San Angelo tax preparer whose fraudulent tax returns cost the IRS millions of dollars was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas…
Hammond Tax Preparer Sentenced to Probation and One Year of Home Confinement for Filing False IRS Returns and Making False Statements to IRS and to Department of Education
NEW ORLEANS – KENISHA R. CALLAHAN, age 45, and a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was sentenced on November 9, 2022 to five (5) years of probation and one year of home confinement…
Tax preparer sentenced for fraudulently inflating tax returns
HOUSTON – A former local tax preparer has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of fraudulently filing tax returns from 2014 to 2017, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. David…
Louisiana Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Making and Subscribing a False Tax Return
CLEVELAND – Jamika Raymond, 38, of Slidell, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to one count of making and subscribing a false tax return. According to court documents, Raymond was a tax preparer and…
Louisiana Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Making and Subscribing a False Tax Return
CLEVELAND – Jamika Raymond, 38, of Slidell, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to one count of making and subscribing a false tax return. According to court documents, Raymond was a tax preparer and…
Montgomery Tax Preparer Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Filing False Return
Montgomery, Alabama – Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey announced that…
Montgomery Tax Preparer Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Filing False Return
Montgomery, Alabama – Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey announced that…
Mississippi Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Client Returns
Natchez, Miss. – A McComb woman pled guilty today to preparing false tax returns for her clients, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey of Internal…
Atlanta tax preparer sentenced to prison for filing false client returns
ATLANTA – Kyle Self has been sentenced for defrauding the IRS through the submission of false tax returns on behalf of clients. “Kyle Self scammed the American taxpayers to enrich himself by…
Mississippi Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Client Returns
Jackson, Miss. – A Mississippi man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for preparing false tax returns for his clients. According to court documents and statements made in court, Orland…
Vallejo Tax Preparer and Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Assisting in Filing False Tax Returns
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Emilio Lara, 55, of American Canyon, pleaded guilty Tuesday to willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent income tax returns, U.S. Attorney Phillip…
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