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Fort Worth, Texas
A federal jury in Fort Worth, Texas, has convicted a husband and wife on multiple felony offenses stemming from their operation of a tax return preparation business in Tarrant County.
Jacqueline Morrison and Gladstone Morrison, who operated Jacqueline Morrison & Associates (JMA) on North Collins in Arlington, Texas, and on James Street in Fort Worth, Texas, were convicted on all 18 counts of conspiracy, tax offenses, and wire fraud as charged in a second superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in September 2014.
The government presented evidence that Jacqueline, who is a Certified Public Accountant, and Gladstone Morrison conspired to willfully aid and assist in and advise the preparation and presentation to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of false and fraudulent individual income tax returns.
Many of the tax returns were false and fraudulent because to increase client refunds, the returns claimed Schedule C business losses from income for which the Morrisons knew the taxpayers were not entitled.
The Morrisons and JMA tax return preparers, who the Morrisons trained, would use the substantial losses reported on the false Schedules C to offset wage income, resulting in clients recovering all or most of their tax withholding.
The Morrisons benefitted from this practice by charging higher fees for additional schedules, creating client loyalty and increasing their business through client referrals.
During the time of the conspiracy, the Morrisons collected more than $2 million in fees from clients.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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