Employees of a Gary, Indiana, tax preparation company charged with alleged tax fraud
Consumers looking to tax preparers for their filing purposes may want to think twice, as reports of fraudulent tax preparation services continue to surface.
Consumers looking to tax preparers for their filing purposes may want to think twice, as reports of fraudulent tax preparation services continue to surface.
A Gary, Indiana, company known as Quick Sam Tax Refund has been investigated, and four of its employees have been charged with 17 counts of alleged tax fraud.
According to the Post-Tribune, two of the four charged have pleaded guilty to manipulating income taxes by lying on federal returns.
Charles Standifer, 35, filed a false income of $11,939 and a false income credit of $4,430, while Rhonda Murphy, 35, filed a $19,218 false deduction claim in 2009. Both face one count each of assisting in filing a fake tax return.
Chanel Bandy, 33, of Merrillville, has been charged with nine counts of allegedly assisting in filing a fake tax return, and Brittney Walker-Lipsey, 30, of East Chicago, faces eight counts for allegedly doing the same.
According to the indictment, Walker-Lipsey made $92,186 from her alleged tax fraud, while Bandy made $112,763 from her alleged fraud.
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