康州纽黑文男子认罪：以空壳地产公司骗领疫情退税逾25万美元
美国司法部10月16日宣布，康涅狄格州纽黑文市33岁男子达万特·马拉德（Davante Mallard）当天在纽黑文的联邦法院向法官萨拉·F·拉塞尔（Sarah F. Russell）认罪，承认就国税局退税作虚假申报，该罪名最高可判五年监禁。
据法庭文件与庭上陈述，马拉德名下的Mallard Dynasty Realty Group从事房地产与物业管理，实际上几乎没有收入、没有员工、从未发放工资，也从未向国税局申报过W-2工资表。2022年初，几名熟人让马拉德开设一个在线报税账户并交出账号和密码；2022年4月至2023年2月，这伙人利用该账户向国税局提交虚假的941表季度联邦税表，谎报员工人数与工资总额，据此申领《关怀法案》（CARES Act）下的员工留任抵免（ERC）和《家庭优先冠状病毒应对法案》下的病假与家庭假抵免（SFLC）。国税局向马拉德核实公司信息时，他谎称公司有五名员工。
2022年8月至2023年3月，该公司先后收到国税局六张退税支票，合计256,906美元，马拉德将其中的一部分回扣给幕后操盘者。
马拉德目前以五万美元保证金获释候判，量刑日期尚未确定。此案由国税局刑事调查局侦办，康州联邦检察官戴维·X·沙利文（David X. Sullivan）与国税局刑事调查局新英格兰负责人托马斯·德梅奥（Thomas Demeo）共同宣布，案件由助理联邦检察官克里斯托弗·W·施迈瑟（Christopher W. Schmeisser）起诉。司法部今年4月新设的国家欺诈执法局在其订阅更新中发布了此案。
New Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Relief Fraud That Netted $256,906 in IRS Refunds
The Justice Department announced on Oct. 16 that Davante Mallard, 33, of New Haven, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to making false claims regarding IRS refunds, an offense carrying a maximum of five years in prison.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Mallard's company, Mallard Dynasty Realty Group, provided real estate and property management services but earned little to no income, had no employees, had not paid wages, and had not filed W-2 forms with the IRS. In early 2022, individuals Mallard knew instructed him to open an online tax-preparation account and hand over the credentials; between April 2022 and February 2023 they used it to file fraudulent Forms 941 that misrepresented the number of employees and total wages paid, applying for large employee retention credit (ERC) and sick and family leave credit (SFLC) refunds. When the IRS asked Mallard to verify information about the business, he falsely claimed it had five employees.
Between August 2022 and March 2023, the company received six IRS refund checks totaling $256,906, and Mallard kicked back a portion of the money to the individuals who orchestrated the scheme.
Mallard is released on a $50,000 bond pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled. The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher W. Schmeisser. U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan and Thomas Demeo, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced the plea; the case was published in the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division news update.
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