Illinois woman gets 27 months for $4.6 million IRS tax refund fraud scheme

An Illinois woman was sentenced this week to 27 months in prison for her role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain tax refunds by submitting false returns and fictitious financial instruments to the IRS, the Justice Department announced.

Illinois woman gets 27 months for $4.6 million IRS tax refund fraud scheme

TL;DR

  • An Illinois woman received a 27-month prison sentence.
  • She was involved in a conspiracy to commit tax fraud.
  • The fraud involved submitting false returns and fictitious financial instruments to the IRS.
  • The goal was to fraudulently obtain tax refunds.