Federal prosecutors say a Minnesota tax preparer admitted participating in a scheme tied to pandemic-era tax credits that inflated client refunds. The case centers on more than 150 returns filed for 2020 and 2021 and alleges a tax loss exceeding $750,000.
Highlights
- Abdulkadir Koosaar of Minnesota pleads guilty to conspiring to defraud the IRS by filing over 150 false COVID-19 tax credit returns.
- The fraudulent filings caused more than $750,000 in tax loss through falsely inflated refunds and improper use of COVID-19 tax credits.
- Koosaar faces up to five years in prison, and the Justice Department's Fraud Division links the case to enhanced national fraud enforcement efforts.
Guilty plea over false COVID-19 tax credits
As reported by the U.S. Department of Justice, Abdulkadir Koosaar of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, pleads guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. Court documents and statements made in court say he conspires with others to aid and assist the preparation and filing of more than 150 false income tax returns for clients.Prosecutors say the returns improperly included COVID-19 related sick and family leave tax credits that the clients were not entitled to claim. The filings allegedly produced falsely inflated tax refunds and caused a tax loss of more than $750,000.
Sentencing exposure and enforcement focus
Koosaar faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, along with supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald of the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen for the District of Minnesota announce the case. IRS Criminal Investigation investigates the matter, and Trial Attorney Charles A. O'Reilly of the Fraud Division's Tax Section prosecutes it.
The Justice Department says its Fraud Division, announced on April 7, is focused on investigating and prosecuting fraud against the public. The department also links that effort to President Trump's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance, which targets fraud, waste and abuse in federal benefit programs.
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