Tedderick Fields, Tax Fraud, Florida 2017
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Tedderick Fields (40, Lake Wales) has pleaded guilty to two counts of filing false claims with the Internal Revenue Service.
Fields was indicted on January 18, 2017, and arrested in the Southern District of Florida on June 13, 2017.
According to court documents, Fields filed false tax returns in his name from 2011 through 2013. In 2012, his false tax return resulted in the issuance of a fraudulent tax refund check in the amount of $400,000.
Fields faces up to five years in federal prison on each count.
This case was investigated by Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the St. Lucie County Sherriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kelley Howard-Allen.
The government will recommend that the court impose the minimum sentence of five years in prison on each count, for a total of 10 years in prison.
Fields is scheduled to be sentenced on April 17, 2018.
Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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