A resident of Flint, Michigan, pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service.
Charles Sander III, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Terrence G. Berg on June 5, 2014.
According to court records, Sanders owned and operated SBC Tax Service Corporation, a return preparation business in Flint, Michigan.
Sanders falsely held himself out to be a Certified Public Accountant.
For the tax years 2008 and 2009, Sanders prepared over 200 individual income tax returns, along with their accompanying schedules that were then submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.
An audit of at least 36 of the returns he filed for 2008 and 2009 contained false and fraudulent information such as federal fuel tax payments, medical deductions, personal and real property tax deductions, mortgage interest, charitable contributions, and unreimbursed employee expenses.
These false items resulted in higher refund payments to Sanders’ clients.
Sanders kept a fee of between $900 and $4,000 per tax return.
Sanders’ sentencing was set for October 9, 2014, at 2:30 pm.
He faces a maximum term of imprisonment of three years and a maximum fine of $250,000.
In addition, he will be required to pay restitution to the IRS.
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Key Facts
- State: Michigan
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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