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Nashville Woman Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Claims
Karen Liane Miller, a 60-year-old woman from Nashville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to filing false tax claims with the US government, a crime that can land her in serious trouble.
According to court documents, Miller knowingly prepared and submitted multiple false federal income tax returns to the IRS on behalf of her friends, family, and herself from August 2008 until July 2009. The returns reported false amounts of taxable income on attached Forms 1099-OID (Original Issue Discount) and Forms 1099-A that Miller created and fraudulently represented to have been issued by financial institutions.
The returns also reported identical or near-identical false amounts of federal income tax withheld from the fictitious income to generate claims for tax refunds that were significantly higher than what the taxpayers were entitled to receive. Miller filed 48 fraudulent tax returns that falsely claimed more than $19.8 million in refunds. The IRS issued $1,003,238 in refunds for eight of the 48 fraudulent returns.
Miller faces a potential statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison, restitution in the amount of $1,003,328 to the IRS, and a fine. The sentencing hearing is set for January 8, 2016.
This case was investigated by the IRS-Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carrie Daughtrey and Trial Attorneys Alexander R. Effendi and Nathan P. Brooks of the Tax Division are prosecuting the case.
The crime of filing false tax claims is a serious offense that can have severe consequences. The IRS takes tax fraud very seriously and will prosecute those who engage in such activities to the fullest extent of the law.
Karen Liane Miller’s case serves as a reminder of the importance of honesty and integrity when dealing with the IRS and other government agencies.
Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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