United States Attorney
Northern District of Texas

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Dallas, Texas 75242-1699

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TWO LOCAL TAX PREPARERS CHARGED IN FEDERAL INDICTMENTS

United States Attorney Richard B. Roper announced that a federal grand jury returned two separate multi-count indictments yesterday charging local tax preparers, Barbara Madison and Yolanda Lavell Kaiser with aiding or assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(2).

Defendant Barbara Madison is charged in a 12-count indictment with aiding and assisting in, procuring, counseling and advising the preparation and presentation to the Internal Revenue Service of tax returns for several individuals that were false and fraudulent, representing fictitious dependents and claiming deductions and credits to which the taxpayers were not entitled. Madison's actions resulted in tax loss of $2,671.206.20, according to the indictment.

Charged with the same offense in a six-count indictment, defendant Yolanda Lavell Kaiser is accused of overstating taxpayers' income and withholdings and in some cases, representing that the taxpayers were entitled to claim education credits, when Kaiser well knew that the taxpayers' actual income and withholding amounts were lower and that the taxpayers were not entitled to claim the education credits. Kaiser's actions resulted in a tax loss of $90,095.

It is anticipated that Madison will surrender to authorities within the next week to face these charges. Kaiser is already in custody on state charges.

An indictment is an accusation by a federal grand jury and a defendant is entitled to the presumption of innocence unless proven guilty. However, if convicted on all charges Madison faces a maximum statutory sentence of 36 years imprisonment and a $1.2 million fine. Kaiser, if convicted on all charges, faces a maximum statutory sentence of 18 years imprisonment and a $600,000 fine. Both defendants could be ordered to pay restitution.

U. S. Attorney Roper praised the investigative efforts of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Dallas Field Office. The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn Hastings.

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