A pair of Cobb County tax return preparers is facing the music after the federal government accused them of cooking the books and scamming their clients out of big bucks.
Christopher Musyoki and Samuel Nganga, both of whom operate out of Simba Consultants Inc. in Marietta, Georgia, have been sued by the United States for allegedly underreporting their customers’ income and making numerous false claims for earned income and child tax credits on tax returns they prepare.
According to the government complaint, Musyoki has also made fraudulent claims for the fuel tax credit, a lucrative perk that’s only available to those using their vehicles off-highway for business purposes. This little trick has earned the dubious distinction as one of the Internal Revenue Service’s ‘Dirty Dozens’ tax scams for 2010.
The IRS has also listed tax return preparer fraud as one of its ‘Dirty Dozens’ tax scams for 2010. The government has obtained injunctions against hundreds of tax-return preparers and tax-fraud promoters in the past decade.
Musyoki and Nganga could face a world of hurt if convicted of their alleged crimes. While there’s no word on the exact sentence they might face, the government is pushing to put them out of business permanently.
The case against Musyoki and Nganga is ongoing, with a court date set in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. We’ll be keeping a close eye on developments in this story and bringing you updates as more information becomes available.
Defendant/Respondent: Christopher Musyoki and Samuel Nganga
Criminal Charges: Tax Return Preparer Fraud, underreporting income, making false claims for tax credits
City and State: Cobb County, Georgia
Date: (Undisclosed)
Sentence or Outcome: Ongoing
Related Federal Cases
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- Willie C. Grant, Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud, Georgia 2008 · Pennsylvania
- Lakesia Mills, Tax Fraud, Georgia 2015 · North Carolina
- Peter Zavell, Filing a False Tax Return, South Carolina 2000 · Florida
- Gary Patton Hall, Jr., Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Georgia 2010 · Georgia
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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