Collin County Businessman Sentenced for Identity Theft-Related Federal Tax Violations

Plano, Texas – A Princeton, Texas man has been sentenced for identity theft and mail fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

Johnny Lee Allie, 44, had pleaded guilty in federal court on June 18, 2015 to one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of mail fraud.  Allie was sentenced last month to a 61- month federal prison term by United States District Judge Marcia Crone.

According to information presented in Court, Allie owned, operated and controlled AMO-PS Limited, located in Allen, Texas, and prepared income tax returns as part of his business.  In 2012, Allie devised a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by filing a false income tax return for the year 2010 in the name of his clients without their knowledge.  The tax return, which generated a refund of $26, 523.36, contained fraudulent items such as false business income and expenses, and credits for child care expenses.  Allie created fake information indicating that the clients had gross receipts of $493,100.00 and net profit of $51,362.00.

Allie also forged his clients’ signatures and used his own business address rather than the clients’ home address on the tax return, so the IRS would mail any refund checks to Allie’s office at AMO-PS Limited.  He used his clients’ names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers to open an account at Bank of Texas, into which he deposited the fraudulent refund check.  Allie then wrote several checks, made payable to himself,  forging the clients’ signatures in order to withdraw the refund money. 

As part of his plea agreement with the Government, Allie agreed to pay restitution in the amounts of $19,081.01 to his victims, and $4125.00 to the IRS.  He began his prison sentence immediately after the sentencing hearing.

This case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher A. Eason.

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