Jennifer Brunenkant, Tax Evasion, Washington 2023

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Jennifer Brunenkant, Tax Evasion, Washington DC 2023

Former marijuana dispensary owner Jennifer Brunenkant, 68, has pleaded guilty to attempting to evade or defeat tax in connection with her years-long failure to pay federal income and employment taxes associated with her business.

Brunenkant, of Washington, D.C., founded and formerly owned Herbal Alternatives II, LLC, a marijuana dispensary licensed in the District of Columbia. She pleaded guilty to attempting to evade or defeat tax before U.S. District Court Judge Loren L. AliKhan, who will determine her sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Brunenkant is scheduled to be sentenced on November 20, 2025. In pleading guilty, she admitted to failing to pay federal income and employment taxes that were due to the IRS in connection with substantial income she received from, and employees she had with, Herbal Alternatives II from tax years 2017 to 2021.

She further attempted to evade paying those taxes by falsely attesting on her annual Unincorporated Business Franchise Tax Forms, filed in the District of Columbia, that she had filed her federal income tax returns – when in fact she had not. Brunenkant continued trying to avoid detection when she repeatedly told law enforcement during a July 2023 interview that she had filed her returns.

The government will seek restitution of more than $1.2 million, money due for Brunenkant’s unpaid federal income and employment taxes. This case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation. The matter is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian P. Kelly.

U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. and Executive Special Agent in Charge Kareem Carter of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation’s Washington D.C. Office announced the plea. Brunenkant’s actions demonstrate a blatant disregard for the law and a failure to take responsibility for her actions. Her guilty plea is a significant step towards holding her accountable for her actions.