Michael D. Mir, 41, of Waterbury, Connecticut, has admitted to orchestrating a multiyear tax fraud scheme that bled the federal government of more than $400,000. Mir waived indictment and pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Hartford to one count of aiding and assisting the filing of a false tax return, a crime that carries up to three years in prison and a fine nearing $800,000.
Between 2012 and 2015, Mir ran a tax preparation business in Waterbury where he processed over 3,300 federal tax returns. Instead of honest filings, court records reveal Mir systematically falsified client returns by inventing business expenses and inflating medical and dental deductions. These fabricated claims were not isolated incidents—they were the foundation of a calculated racket designed to boost refunds and pad his own pockets.
While Mir funneled more than $400,000 in business income into his personal bank account from 2012 through 2014, he reported none of it on his 2013 tax return. In 2014, he declared a mere $18,500 in income from the same operation. He didn’t file a return at all for 2015. This deliberate evasion stripped the IRS of its due and undermined the integrity of the tax system.
The total loss to the government, stemming from both Mir’s fraudulent client filings and his own unreported income, amounts to $406,679. That figure includes restitution owed for the false returns he helped file and the taxes he personally dodged. U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea, who accepted the guilty plea, has scheduled sentencing for June 1, 2018.
John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joel P. Garland, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, confirmed the charges and the investigation’s findings. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher W. Schmeisser and investigated by the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, with support from the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services.
Mir’s clients now face their own reckoning. The IRS has made clear they are responsible for correcting their returns and settling any unpaid taxes, penalties, or interest resulting from Mir’s deceit. As Mir awaits sentencing, the fallout from his actions ripples through Waterbury’s taxpaying public—one more reminder that fraud, even behind a desk, carries a steep price.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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