Augusta father and daughter admit to $75,000 tax return scheme

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WTOC) – An Augusta father and daughter await sentencing after admitting they filed fraudulent tax returns for his or her shoppers.

Exra Hatcher Sr, 68, pled responsible to Conspiracy to Defraud the USA and Sherry Hacther, 42, pled responsible to Aiding and Helping within the Submitting of a False Tax Return.

In accordance with the IRS, they filed twenty-one tax returns for seven folks, figuring out the returns contained false and fraudulent data regarding Schedule C bills, earnings, and earned earnings credit from 2014 to 2018.

They are saying the returns brought about the IRS to concern extra refunds amounting to just about $75,000.

Ezra Hatcher responsible plea topics him to resist 5 years in jail, and should pay restitution of $69,682.

Sherry Hatcher’s responsible plea topics her to a doable statutory penalty of as much as three years in jail, and she or he agrees to pay restitution of $4,141.

Each are completely prohibited from getting ready or submitting federal tax returns for anybody aside from themselves.

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