Benjamin Boway, Aiding in Preparation of False Tax Returns, North Dakota 2023

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Benjamin Boway, Tax Preparer, Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Filing Fake Tax Returns

FARGO – A tax preparer from Mapleton, North Dakota, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, announced Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase.

Benjamin Boway, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte on no specific date mentioned for the charge of Aiding in Preparation of False Tax Returns. Judge Welte also ordered Boway to 1 year of supervised release, $134,498 in restitution and $500 in special assessment fees.

Boway, the sole owner and operator of a tax preparation business, Bennie Tax Services, in Mapleton, knowingly filed fraudulent tax returns between 2015 and 2018. He charged clients a fee for the preparation and filing with the Internal Revenue Service of federal individual income tax returns for the tax years of 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Some of the returns he prepared on behalf of clients were false and fraudulent, representing that the taxpayers were entitled to claim credits and deductions that Boway knew were not legitimate. The tax loss attributable to the Boway’s fraudulent conduct was $134,298.

‘Mr. Benjamin Boway used his tax return preparer’s knowledge and expertise against his clients and the IRS, but fortunately an IRS CI special agent was able to identify, investigate and recommend prosecution of this abusive return preparer,’ said Amanda Prestegard, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation division in the St. Louis Field Office.

This case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations, and Assistant United States Attorney Megan A. Healy prosecuted the case.

Boway’s actions not only hurt his clients financially, but also undermined the integrity of the tax system. The IRS and the US Attorney’s Office are committed to protecting innocent victims and bringing criminals to justice.