Knoxville, Tenn. – A Knoxville engineering consultant and her wife have been charged with tax crimes, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and filing false claims for tax refunds, according to the Grimy Times investigation.
Beverly S. Beavers, a 2008 tax return preparer, and her husband James E. Beavers, a former research director of an academic engineering institute at the University of Tennessee, were charged on April 17, 2012. The indictment alleges that they filed a false 2008 personal tax return claiming a tax refund of $591,123 to which they were not entitled.
The indictment further alleges that upon receiving the fraudulent refund, the Beavers paid $59,405 to Penny Jones, a partner in PMDD Services LLC, an Idaho-based tax return preparation firm. The Beavers allegedly filed amended tax returns for 2006 and 2007, seeking fraudulent tax refunds of $193,056 and $202,625, respectively, for those years.
The Beavers are also alleged to have taken steps to hide their assets from possible IRS collection efforts, including transferring the real estate title to their personal residence and Beverly Beavers’ store to nominee trusts.
If convicted, the defendants each face a maximum potential sentence of 20 years imprisonment and a criminal fine up to $1 million. Both defendants may also be required to pay restitution to the IRS.
An indictment is merely a formal accusation of a crime. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until their guilt is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
The case was investigated by Special Agents of IRS – Criminal Investigation, and is being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Jonathan Marx and Jed Silversmith of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, with the assistance of Assistant United States Attorney Charles E. Atchley Jr. of the Eastern District of Tennessee.
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Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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