President of Baltimore Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Assisting in the Filing of False Tax Returns and for Failing to File Corporate Tax Returns

Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Tynisha Martin Kadiri, age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, on August 13, 2018, to four years in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for assisting in the filing of false income tax returns and for failing to file corporate tax returns.  Judge Bredar also ordered Kadiri to pay restitution of $90,895.  A federal jury convicted Kadiri on April 16, 2018.

The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur and Acting Special Agent in Charge Kelly R. Jackson of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, Washington, D.C. Field Office.

Evidence presented at the six-day trial showed that Kadiri, who owned three tax preparation businesses in west Baltimore, filed false and fraudulent tax returns for her client-taxpayers.  These false returns included business receipts that the taxpayers did not receive, business losses that the taxpayers did not incur, and false or fictitious businesses.  As a result of these false statements, Kadiri’s clients received larger refunds than those to which they were entitled.  In addition, evidence presented at trial proved that Kadiri did not file federal corporate income tax returns for her businesses for tax years 2014 and 2015.

United States Attorney Robert K. Hur commended the IRS-CI for its work in the investigation.  Mr. Hur thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Maddox, who prosecuted the case.