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Gilmore City man gets prison for tax fraud

GILMORE CITY — A Gilmore City man who owned a tax return preparation business was sentenced to a year in federal prison after filing false tax returns, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa.

David Miller, 52, received the sentence on July 13 after pleading guilty to three counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent income tax returns and three counts of receiving stolen government money or property.

In a plea agreement, he admitted to preparing false income tax returns in the operation of his tax prep business. Between 2011 and 2016, the false returns he filed cost the federal government more than $125,000.

Miller also stole money from clients by depriving them of part of their refunds, his plea agreement admitted. By failing to report the stolen funds as income, Miller generated an additional tax obligation of over $30,000 for himself.

Miller must pay $156,706 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in addition to restitution to his victims as part of his plea agreement.

“Miller abused his position as a tax preparer to steal from both the American taxpayer and Miller’s own clients,” said United States Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr. “I thank the Internal Revenue Service for its hard work in protecting the integrity of the tax system. Together, the United States Attorney’s Office and the Internal Revenue Service will continue to hold tax preparers accountable when they commit fraud and abuse.”

“Today’s sentencing of Mr. Miller again emphasizes that the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Attorney’s Office will continue their pursuit of those who would attempt to defraud America’s tax system,” said Acting Special Agent in Charge Adam Steiner. “Taxpayers should be careful in selecting the tax professional who prepares their returns.”

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