LaTanya Ghee, a 51-year-old resident of Milwaukee, has been handed a one-year prison sentence for her role in a tax fraud conspiracy. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Ghee conspired with others to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) through a scheme to obtain false federal income tax refunds.
On April 18, 2017, Ghee pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the IRS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 286. As part of her plea agreement, Ghee was ordered to pay restitution of $84,734 to the government.
According to the plea agreement, Ghee worked with others to file federal income tax returns with false wage and tax-withholding amounts. Using the information obtained and provided by Ghee, the co-conspirators prepared and filed tax returns that falsely claimed wage and tax-withholding amounts from Ghee’s businesses, Wisconsin Mortgage Real Estate Resources, Ghee’s Mortgages, and others.
In reality, the individuals had either lesser or no wages or tax-withholding amounts from those businesses. As a result of the conspiracy, Ghee caused the filing of more than a dozen false income tax returns with the IRS seeking more than $100,000 in fraudulent income tax refunds.
Ghee was sentenced to one year in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on September 7, 2017. The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation, and Assistant United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger prosecuted the case.
LaTanya Ghee, a resident of Milwaukee, was ordered to pay restitution of $84,734 to the government as part of her plea agreement. The case highlights the importance of vigilance in preventing tax fraud and the consequences of engaging in such activities.
The sentence handed down to Ghee serves as a reminder of the severity of the consequences for those who engage in tax fraud conspiracy. The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin will continue to work tirelessly to bring those responsible for such crimes to justice.
LaTanya Ghee, a 51-year-old resident of Milwaukee, has been sentenced to one year in prison for her role in a tax fraud conspiracy.
Key Facts
- State: Wisconsin
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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