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Lucious D. Mack Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud in Atlanta, Georgia
ATLANTA, Georgia – Lucious D. Mack, a 49-year-old Atlanta resident, has pleaded guilty to presenting false claims to the Internal Revenue Service and to stealing government funds.
Mack falsely claimed and received refunds for fraudulently filed corporate income tax returns. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia charged him with presenting false claims to the IRS and stealing government funds.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mack filed fraudulent corporate income tax returns that falsely claimed refunds. Specifically, Mack filed a 2015 Form 1120 U.S. Corporate Income Tax Return for his company Carter Industries, Inc. The tax return falsely claimed that the company pre-paid taxes and paid additional long-term capital gains taxes totaling $235,515.
The long-term capital gains tax payment was supposedly from the sale of property located in Dekalb County, Georgia. Property records, however, established that Mack’s company never owned the property that was listed in the tax returns supporting documents.
IRS also confirmed that the agency never received tax payments of any kind from or on behalf of Carter Industries, Inc. for 2015 tax year. As a result of the false representations, the tax return fraudulently claimed a refund in the amount of $109,521.
Mack also filed a 2015 Form 1120 U.S. Corporate Income Tax Return for another company, Carter International Holdings, Inc. The tax return likewise falsely claimed the payment of long-term capital gains taxes supposedly from the sale of property, which was located in Bibb County, Georgia.
Bibb County property records similarly confirmed that Mack’s company never owned the property listed in the tax returns supporting documents. IRS further confirmed that the agency never received tax payments of any kind from or on behalf of Carter International Holdings for tax year 2015.
As a result of the false representation, the tax return for Carter International Holdings, Inc. fraudulently claimed a refund of $105,877. IRS issued a treasury check for the amount, which Mack deposited into a local bank account and spent the money for his personal benefit.
Sentencing for Lucious D. Mack is scheduled for May 10, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. before U.S. District Judge William M. Ray II.
This case is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tracia King and Amy Palumbo are prosecuting the case.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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