New Jersey return preparer Christopher Demba has been charged with preparing and filing 55 false income tax returns on behalf of clients and obstructing the IRS, according to an indictment unsealed last week.
Demba, of Hillsborough, New Jersey, owned and operated Demba & Associates CPA LLC, a return preparation business, from at least 2018 through 2023. The indictment alleges that Demba prepared returns for clients that claimed false deductions, credit carryforwards or fraudulently recategorized income to claim expenses that would otherwise be disallowed.
The indictment further alleges that Demba obstructed the IRS by providing false working papers to IRS personnel in an attempt to justify some of the claims made on returns he prepared for clients.
If convicted, Demba faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison for each count as well as a period of supervised release, restitution, and monetary penalties.
Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Karen E. Kelly of the Justice Department’s Tax Division made the announcement. IRS Criminal Investigation is investigating the case.
Christopher Demba, 55 false income tax returns prepared and filed, obstruction of the IRS. Hillsborough, New Jersey. The indictment alleges that Demba acted from at least 2018 through 2023.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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