德州报税人认罪涉虚假退税逾3500万美元：IRS已付逾1000万 其抽成一成并购置房产
华盛顿——美国司法部（DOJ）公布，德克萨斯州 Forney 居民 Marquis Al Bey 已就其参与的退税欺诈合谋认罪，该合谋通过提交虚假税表企图骗取超过3,500万美元退税。Bey 经营报税公司 Creative Associates, Inc.，该公司对外宣称位于北卡罗来纳州，实际为各地客户准备报税材料，其中包括位于马里兰州的客户。
根据认罪协议，Bey 承认在2017年至2021年间为一名同案被告与马里兰州另一名个人准备了7份虚假税表，合计向国税局（IRS）索取超过3,500万美元；其中两份税表导致 IRS 实际发出超过1,000万美元退税，Bey 从中抽取10%作为报酬，并用部分款项在德克萨斯州购置了一处住宅。他向客户收费，部分客户还须按退税额的一定比例向他付款。
2023年12月，马里兰州联邦大陪审团曾以合谋诈骗美国政府、协助准备虚假税表、盗窃政府资金等罪名对 Bey 及其同案被告提起追加公诉。Bey 的量刑定于2027年1月22日进行，他最高面临5年监禁，并可能被判处监管释放与罚金。案件由国税局刑事调查处（IRS-CI）调查。
信息来源：美国司法部新闻稿
Texas Return Preparer Pleads Guilty in Scheme Seeking More Than $35 Million in False Refunds
WASHINGTON — Marquis Al Bey of Forney, Texas, has pleaded guilty for his role in a tax refund fraud conspiracy that sought to obtain more than $35 million through false tax returns, the Justice Department announced. Bey owned and operated Creative Associates, Inc., a tax return preparation business that advertised itself as located in North Carolina while serving clients including some in Maryland.
As part of his plea, Bey admitted preparing seven false returns between 2017 and 2021 for a co-defendant and another Maryland individual that collectively sought more than $35 million from the IRS. Two of the returns resulted in refunds totaling more than $10 million, of which Bey received a 10 percent share; he used a portion of the proceeds to purchase a home in Texas. He charged clients for his services and in some cases required them to agree to pay him a percentage of any refund.
A federal grand jury in Maryland had returned a superseding indictment in December 2023 charging Bey and his co-defendant with conspiracy to defraud the United States, aiding and assisting in the preparation of false returns, and theft of government funds. Bey's sentencing is set for January 22, 2027; he faces up to five years in prison, plus supervised release and monetary penalties. IRS Criminal Investigation investigated the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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