Deron Joe, Filing False Tax Returns, Pennsylvania 2019

A Yeadon, Pennsylvania man has been convicted of conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false tax returns and preparing false tax returns that generated inflated refunds for his clients. Deron Joe, along with his co-conspirator, co-owned a tax return preparation business that prepared tax returns for clients which claimed false business expenses and other false deductions.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from 2007 through 2010, Joe made up false Forms 2106, Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses, and placed the false deductions on the tax returns to inflate clients' refunds by thousands of dollars. Joe prepared false tax returns with inflated refunds in order to grow his tax preparation business.

U.S. District Judge Petrese B. Tucker for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania set sentencing for January 3, 2019, for Deron Joe. The defendant faces a statutory maximum possible sentence of 36 years in prison and a maximum fine of $1.35 million for all counts.

The case was investigated by agents of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, and prosecuted by Department of Justice Tax Division Trial Attorneys Christopher P. O'Donnell and Kathryn D. Sparks. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Tax Division and U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain commended the agents and prosecutors for their work on the case.

Deron Joe, 56, of Yeadon, Pennsylvania, was convicted by a federal jury today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania of one count of conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false tax returns and preparing false tax returns that generated inflated refunds for his clients, and 11 counts of aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns.

The defendant's crimes resulted in the filing of false tax returns that generated inflated refunds for his clients, totaling thousands of dollars. The defendant's motive for the crimes was to grow his tax preparation business.

The case is a reminder of the importance of complying with tax laws and regulations. The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation will continue to investigate and prosecute those who engage in tax-related crimes.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/pennsylvania-return-preparer-convicted-filing-false-returns-and-conspiracy