Federal fraud charges have been filed against a tax preparer who served clients in Connecticut.
A federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned a 22-count indictment charging 33-year-old Florida resident Keyante Paul with tax fraud offences, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, special agent in charge of the IRS criminal investigation in New England.
Paul was arrested in Florida on Thursday, according to them, after the indictment was returned on June 15. She was released on bond after appearing before United States Magistrate Judge Daniel Irick in Orlando. On June 30, she will be arraigned in Connecticut.
According to the indictment, Paul worked as a tax return preparer for Connecticut clients through her company, Keys Tax Services.
According to the indictment, Paul prepared numerous federal tax returns for clients from 2015 to 2018, including false income “adjustments” that reduced taxpayers’ reported adjusted gross income, false expenses and losses related to sole proprietorship businesses that clients did not operate, and, in at least one case, false charitable contributions.
The indictment accuses Paul of aiding and abetting the preparation of fake tax returns on 22 counts, each of which carries a potential sentence of three years in jail.
An indictment is not proof of guilt, according to US Attorney Avery. Charges are only accusations, and the defendant is assumed innocent unless and unless he or she is found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Inquiry Division is in charge of this investigation. The situation is now under investigation.
Jennifer R. Laraia and Lauren C. Clark, both assistant US attorneys, prosecuted the case.
Joleen D. Simpson, special agent in charge of the IRS criminal investigation in New England, and the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
After the indictment was returned on June 15, Paul was detained in Florida on Thursday, according to them. After appearing in front of US Magistrate Judge Daniel Irick in Orlando, she was released on bond. Her arraignment in Connecticut is set for June 30.
Through her company, Keys Tax Services, Paul worked as tax preparation for Connecticut clients.
From 2015 to 2018, Paul prepared a variety of federal tax returns for clients, including false income “adjustments” that reduced taxpayers’ reported adjusted gross income, false expenses and losses related to sole proprietorship businesses that clients did not operate, and, in at least one case, false charitable contributions.
Paul is charged with 22 counts of assisting and abetting the preparation of false tax returns, each of which carries a three-year prison sentence.
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US Attorney Avery claims that an indictment is not proof of guilt. Charges are only accusations, and unless and until the defendant is proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant is presumed innocent.
This inquiry is being handled by the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Inquiry Division. The situation is still being investigated.
