Lisa Lorre DeHaven, Tax Fraud, Missouri 2015

Springfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Scheme

Lisa Lorre DeHaven, 34, of Springfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty in federal court to her role in a fraudulent tax return preparation scheme that claimed nearly $340,000 in fraudulent income tax refunds.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri, DeHaven knowingly aided and abetted co-defendant Cherie Christine Dupuis, 43, of Springfield, in the filing of false federal income tax returns with the IRS, claiming a tax refund to which DeHaven knew she was not entitled.

Dupuis, who pleaded guilty on July 21, 2015, admitted to leading the fraudulent tax return preparation conspiracy and filing false claims for income tax refunds from February 2009 to March 2012. The false and fraudulent federal income tax returns prepared and filed by conspirators claimed refunds from the IRS totaling approximately $340,630, of which approximately $336,839 was false.

DeHaven admitted to filing false federal income tax returns for the 2009 and 2010 tax years, falsely listing wages that had not been earned and federal income tax withholdings that had not been withheld. As a result, DeHaven fraudulently received a total of $19,791 in fraudulent income tax refunds.

DeHaven is among a dozen defendants who have pleaded guilty in connection with the scheme. Under federal statutes, DeHaven is subject to a sentence of up to five years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $250,000 and an order of restitution. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven M. Mohlhenrich and was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation.

Defendant: Lisa Lorre DeHaven, 34, of Springfield, Missouri

Criminal Charge: Making a false and fraudulent income tax return

City and State: Springfield, Missouri

Exact Date: Not specified

Sentence or Outcome: Up to 5 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $250,000 and an order of restitution

Dollar Amounts: $340,630 (total amount of false claims), $336,839 (false claims), $284,169 (actual tax loss to the IRS), $19,791 (fraudulent income tax refunds received by DeHaven)

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