Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud IRS: More Than 150 False Tax Returns, Tax Loss Over $750,000
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 12 that Abdulkadir Koosaar, of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, pleaded guilty that day to one count of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2020 and 2021 Koosaar conspired with others to defraud the IRS by aiding and assisting the preparation and presentation of more than 150 false and fraudulent income tax returns for clients. The false and fraudulent returns prepared and filed by the conspirators caused a tax loss of more than $750,000.
Koosaar faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors; no sentencing date has been announced.
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 made the announcement. IRS Criminal Investigation is investigating the case, and Trial Attorney Charles A. O'Reilly of the Fraud Division's Tax Section is prosecuting it. The Department of Justice announced the creation of the Fraud Division on April 7.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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