Defendants Sentenced in Tax Fraud Scheme

Two Sacramento residents, Dominic Davis and Sharitia Wright, have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to file false claims, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez.

Davis, 40, received a sentence of three years and four months in prison, while Wright, 61, received a sentence of one year and three months in prison.

According to court documents, between March 2019 and April 2022, Davis and Wright caused at least nine fraudulent income-tax returns to be filed with the IRS, claiming more than $2 million of income tax refunds.

The returns were filed in the names of Davis, Wright, and family members, listing wages that the taxpayers had not received. They often listed the taxpayers’ employer as one of the various LLCs created by Davis, Wright, and their family members. Many of the returns also falsely claimed charitable contributions that were not actually made.

Davis prepared and filed the false tax returns, while Wright provided him information and contacted the IRS to check on the status of the refunds claimed in the false tax returns.

The defendants were ordered to pay restitution for the fraudulent income tax refunds that they received. This case was the product of an investigation by IRS Criminal Investigation, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas M. Fogg prosecuting the case.

The scheme resulted in significant financial losses for the IRS, with the defendants causing the agency to pay out millions of dollars in false tax refunds. The sentencing of Davis and Wright is a significant blow to the tax fraud scheme, and serves as a warning to others who engage in similar activities.

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