A federal grand jury in Nevada has returned an indictment against three Las Vegas residents for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to defraud the government through fraudulent tax filings.
The indictment charges Jadee Glover, Julia Brainerd and Shamoya Perkins with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and willfully preparing false tax returns for their clients.
According to federal prosecutors, Glover owned and operated a business known as CashBack Tax Service in Las Vegas.
Brainerd and Perkins were employed as tax return preparers at the firm.
The group allegedly conspired to prepare and file fraudulent income tax returns that reported completely fictitious businesses for clients.
In other instances, the returns reportedly included fictitious receipts and expenses for businesses that the clients actually owned.
The indictment further alleges that Glover, Brainerd and Perkins agreed to include false tax credits on client returns.
These credits were based on assertions that clients had missed substantial work because they had contracted COVID-19 or were caring for others with the virus.
Based on these false claims, the tax returns allegedly generated large refunds that the clients were not entitled to receive.
A portion of these fraudulent refunds was allegedly directed to CashBack Tax Service as tax preparation fees.
Each of the three defendants is accused of willfully preparing and filing several false tax returns in this manner.
In addition to their work for CashBack Tax Service, Brainerd allegedly operated Royalty Tax Services, another Las Vegas preparation business where she filed false returns.
Perkins is also alleged to have prepared false returns for clients through Jewels Tax Services, a business she separately owned and operated.
If convicted, the three women face a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison for the conspiracy charge.
They also face up to three years in prison for each count of willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns for clients.
The defendants also face a period of supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The announcement of the indictment was made by Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald of the National Fraud Enforcement Division and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah.
The case is being investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation.
Trial Attorneys Regina Jeon and Megan E. Wessel of the Criminal Division’s Tax Section are prosecuting the case.
Regarding the nature of the charges, the Department of Justice noted that an indictment is merely an allegation.
“All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law,” the department said in an official statement.
The Department of Justice recently announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division to focus on those who commit fraud against the American people.
“The Fraud Division is laser-focused on investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people,” the department stated.
The department’s work to combat fraud supports President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.
This whole-of-government effort is chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse within federal benefit programs. )