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Slidell Tax Preparer Charged in 13-count Indictment
John Labee, a 35-year-old resident of Slidell, Louisiana, has been charged in a 13-count indictment with tax fraud, mail fraud, and perjury, announced United States Attorney Dana J. Boente.
According to the indictment, Labee owned and operated two tax preparation businesses in Slidell, IP Financial Services, Inc. and Milennium Bookkeeping Services. An investigation revealed that between tax years 2008 and 2010, Labee regularly claimed false deductions and claimed false federal tax withholdings for his clients to generate large refunds to which they were not entitled.
The indictment also alleges that Labee failed to report his income from his tax preparation business and falsified the amount of federal tax withholdings on his own tax returns, resulting in Labee receiving refunds to which he was not entitled. Additionally, Labee filed a loss claim to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) seeking over $958,000 in compensation for losses he claimed IP Financial Services suffered as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident. To support his claim, Labee submitted false tax records that were not true and had never been filed with the IRS.
The indictment further alleges that Labee lied when he testified under oath on March 14, 2013, before the Grand Jury that he had not prepared any tax returns in 2013 other than his own. The indictment alleges that Labee had prepared the tax return of at least one other individual.
If convicted, Labee faces a maximum term of three years imprisonment each as to Counts 1 through 11; 20 years as to Count 12; and five years as to Count 13, for a maximum total sentence of 58 years in prison, followed by up to three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
United States Attorney Boente reiterated that the indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
The case is being investigated by agents from the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Division. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jordan Ginsberg.
Defendant Name: John Labee
Exact Criminal Charges: 9 counts of assisting in the preparation of false tax documents, 2 counts of making false statements on his own tax returns, 1 count of attempted mail fraud, and 1 count of lying to a federal Grand Jury
City and State: Slidell, Louisiana
Exact Date: 2008
Sentence or Outcome: Up to 58 years in prison, $250,000 fine
Dollar Amounts: $958,000
Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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