A Case of Filing False Tax Returns Results To Imprisonment Of Several Individuals In Mississippi

Several persons were caught filing false tax returns in Mississippi which later led to their imprisonment.

Individuals in Mississippi who were caught filing false tax returns are now serving prison sentences. (Photo: IndustriusCFO)

Filing False Tax Returns Leads To Prison

Several individuals in Mississippi were sentenced to prison for participating in filing false tax returns for clients in Jackson. One of the suspects in filing false tax returns is Adam Earnest who received 100 months in prison.

James Klish is also a suspect in the filing false tax returns case and received 50 months, as well as John Wells who received 15 months. The suspects of the filing false tax returns case were also ordered to serve three years of supervised release

Paying restitution to the United States also must be done by those involved in the filing false tax returns case. Two other conspirators of the filing false tax returns case, Christopher Rendell and Jonathan Barefoot, will be sentenced later.

According to a published article by SmartNews, the group involved in the filing false tax returns case worked at Sunbelt Tax Service, where they prepared fraudulent tax returns by claiming inflated refunds through false information. This filing false tax returns incident resulted in over $3.5 million in tax loss to the IRS.

$3.5 Million In Losses

In a published article by SuperTalk Mississippi, the said scam caused millions to be lost by the IRS. Mississippi tax preparers sentenced to prison for filing fake tax returns, causing $3.5 million in losses.

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