A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for his role in a massive tax fraud scheme.
Ahmed Kamara, 41, of Collingdale, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Legrome D. Davis for conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by filing false federal income tax returns.
The scheme, which took place from 2008 to 2013, involved Kamara and five co-conspirators filing false tax returns for themselves and others. As a manager of Medmans Financial Services, a tax preparation business operating out of Philadelphia, Kamara prepared fraudulent federal income tax returns for himself and his clients.
Kamara obtained names, dates of birth, and social security numbers of children in foster care, and falsely claimed that these children were the dependents on the fraudulent federal income tax returns he prepared for himself and his clients.
Over this period of time, Kamara prepared 1,217 returns which resulted in a tax loss to the Internal Revenue Service of approximately $7,972,093.
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, the City of Philadelphia Office of the Inspector General, and the Social Security Administration OIG- Office of Investigations.
Kamara pleaded guilty to preparing and filing false federal income tax returns, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft on July 18, 2016.
Mandatory Facts:
Defendant: Ahmed Kamara
Criminal Charges: Conspiring to defraud the IRS by filing false federal income tax returns, preparing and filing false federal income tax returns, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft
City and State: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date: July 18, 2016
Sentence: 84 months in prison
Tax Loss: Approximately $7,972,093
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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