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La. tax preparer indicted for fraud

January 25, 2012 9:23 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Baton Rouge woman has been indicted for filing false claims for tax refunds, wire fraud, identity theft, filing a false income tax return and criminal forfeiture. The U.S. Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday charges against Angela Myers, who operated... more »
Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty in Tax Fraud Case

October 15, 2011 10:37 AM

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A Dallas woman who owned a Shreveport tax preparing service has pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent claims for federal income tax refunds. Forty-one-year-old Letitia C. Scott faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine following her guilty plea Friday to one... more »
TAX PREPARER SENTENCED TO PRISON

August 26, 2010 5:36 PM

Shreveport, La.: Sharay K. Johnson, 41, of Shreveport, La., was sentenced to 36 months in a federal prison, United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley. Johnson pleaded guilty in April to aiding and assisting in the preparation or presentation of a fraudulent tax return. Thursday's sentence was imposed by United States... more »