Antioch Resident Sentenced After Conviction For Tax Fraud

SAN FRANCISCO – Jamillah Thompson was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison and ordered to pay $85,616 in restitution for conspiring to file false tax returns, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Michael T. Batdorf.  The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, U.S. District Judge, following Thompson’s plea of guilty to the charge.  

Thompson, 25, of Antioch, Calif., pleaded guilty on June 27, 2017, to conspiring to file false tax returns.  According to the plea agreement, Thompson admitted to entering into an agreement with others to use the personal identifying information of taxpayers, including their names and social security numbers, to prepare and file forty false federal income tax returns.  These false returns sought refunds of $223,359, of which the IRS paid $85,616 to Thompson’s bank account and pre-paid debit cards.  

A federal grand jury indicted Thompson on January 8, 2015, charging her with conspiring to file false tax returns, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 286, and wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343.  Pursuant to the plea agreement, Thompson pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge and the wire fraud charge was dismissed.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Breyer also sentenced the defendant to a three-year period of supervised release and ordered that during that period defendant may not possess personal identifying information of others or assist in the preparation of any federal income tax returns for anyone other than herself.  The defendant was previously placed in custody where she remains to serve her sentence.  

Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia Stier is prosecuting the case.  The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation.