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May 17, 2025

Somerset tax preparer admits to filing false returns causing $550K IRS loss

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.…

Mississippi Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison in False Tax Return Conspiracy

Tax Preparer Sentenced for Failing to File Personal Tax Return, Filing Fraudulent Returns

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…

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…