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.…
Former Utica Tax Preparer Indicted for Tax Fraud
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Dianna Nolan, age 46, formerly of Utica, New York, has been charged by indictment with two counts of filing false income tax returns and 15 counts of aiding…
Maine Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Sean O’Hare, age 54, of South Portland, Maine, pled guilty today to committing wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud his tax preparation clients. The announcement…
Bridgeport Tax Return Preparer Sentenced Prison for Tax Fraud
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TORISE BAKER, 39, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to three…
Charlotte Tax Preparer Is Sentenced To Prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina man was sentenced yesterday to 41 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false tax returns. Acting Deputy Assistant…
Versailles Tax Preparer Sentenced for Filing False Returns
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Versailles, Mo., woman has been sentenced in federal court for filing false federal income tax returns. Angela Jo Campbell Young, 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge…
Baltimore City Man Facing Federal Charges for Allegedly Submitting Fraudulent Covid-19 Cares Act Relief Loan Applications and Stealing the Identity of a Tax Preparer
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Dana Lamar Antonio Hayes, Jr., age 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, on the federal charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and…
Jury Convicts Jefferson City Tax Preparer of Filing False Tax Returns
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Jefferson City tax preparer has been convicted by a federal trial jury of filing false federal income tax returns for himself and others. Josiah Mator Jr., 40,…
Tax Return Preparer Charged with Tax Fraud Offenses
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that a federal grand…
Atlantic County Tax Preparer Sentenced to One Year and One Day in Prison for Tax Fraud
CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic County, New Jersey, tax preparer was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for using false information to increase her clients’ tax refunds and…
Las Vegas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Identity Theft And Money Laundering Crimes
LAS VEGAS – A Nevada man pleaded guilty yesterday to aggravated identity theft, wire fraud and money laundering. On March 28, he pleaded guilty to a separate indictment charging him with filing…
Hammond Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False IRS Returns, Making False Statements to IRS and Department of Education
NEW ORLEANS – KENISHA R. CALLAHAN, age 44, and a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle to one count of filing a false…
Tickfaw Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False IRS Returns
NEW ORLEANS – CHERYL L. KINCHEN, age 40, a resident of Tickfaw, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on May 31, 2022 to two counts of filing false tax returns, in her personal capacity, before…
Tax Preparer, Husband Sentenced for Defrauding IRS Out of $3.3 Million
The owners of a Duncanville tax preparation business were sentenced to a combined five nd a half years in federal prison for defrauding the IRS out of more than $3.3 million, announced…
Naugatuck Tax Preparer Who Filed False Tax Returns Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANA NUNEZ, also known as Ana Pagoaga, 51, of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P.…
Tax Return Preparer Sentenced in Fraud Scheme Involving Over 160 Victims
BAY CITY – A Gladwin, Michigan man was sentenced yesterday to 46 months’ imprisonment for wire fraud and tax evasion, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Ison was joined in the…
South Florida Tax Preparer Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud
Miami, Florida – Kasali Opabola, Jr., a Lake Worth, Florida tax preparer who failed to report his business income to the IRS, was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in federal prison and…
Florida Tax Preparer Convicted of Fraud and Identity Theft for Filing False Tax Returns
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Guy Menard Charles, 51, of Naples, FL, was convicted after trial of 23 counts of fraud and identity theft for filing false…
Tax Tiger preparer pleads guilty to tax fraud
HOUSTON – A local woman has admitted to aiding and assisting in preparation of at least 50 false income tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Krystle Robinson prepared income tax…
Plover Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing Client Tax Returns with Falsely Inflated Deductions
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that on Friday, April 22, James Canfield, 72, Plover, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District…
Cleveland Tax Return Preparer Charged with Submitting False Returns for Clients
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned a fifteen-count indictment charging Eiahnna Pique, 42, of Cleveland, with aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of…
Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy and Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns for Clients
WASHINGTON – A Louisiana woman was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and helping clients file false tax returns. On Nov.…
RGV tax preparer pleads guilty to preparing false tax returns
McALLEN, Texas – A local tax preparer admitted to preparing false and fraudulent tax returns on behalf of taxpayers, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Linda Lopez was the owner and operator…
Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Aiding In The Preparation Of False Tax Returns
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Eugene Fanfan has pleaded guilty to one count of aiding in the preparation of filing a false tax return. He faces…
Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Aiding In The Preparation Of False Tax Returns
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Abdul Aziz has pleaded guilty to one count of aiding in the preparation and filing of a false tax return. He…
Montgomery Tax Preparer Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison and Fined $100,000.00 for Filing False Returns
Montgomery, Ala. – Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart and Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey with IRS Criminal Investigation, Atlanta Field Office, announced that a Montgomery tax…
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