Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ROJONAH HARRIS (35) of Hammond, pled guilty June 15, 2017 to aiding and abetting in the preparation of false tax returns.
HARRIS was dba Harris Finance and Tax Service and regularly claimed false deductions and claimed false federal tax withholdings for her clients to generate unnecessarily large refunds to which they were not entitled. She charged substantial tax preparation fees, earning not less than $582,090 in return preparation fees for preparing tax returns for tax years 2011 through 2013.
In total, between tax years 2011 and 2014, HARRIS's activities resulted in inappropriate and unnecessary refunds of not less than approximately $1,115,578. As part of her plea, HARRIS acknowledged a loss to the IRS of not less than $1,115,578, and agreed to repay at least that amount in restitution.
HARRIS faces a maximum term of imprisonment of not more than three years followed by up to one year of supervised release, and a $100,000 fine. U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk set sentencing for September 21, 2017.
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