A former resident of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, was
charged with conspiring to defraud the United States and aiding and assisting
in the preparation of false tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant
Attorney Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans of the Eastern District of Louisiana.
According to the indictment, Aaron Daniels conspired with
others to defraud the United States by filing tax returns with the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) that sought fraudulent refunds. Daniels allegedly obtained the IDs of inmates
he was incarcerated with in the East Carroll Detention Center and provided this
information to his co-conspirators in exchange for a fee so they could file
fraudulent tax returns. Daniels is also
charged with assisting in the preparation and presentation of seven false tax
returns, including his own personal returns, which allegedly included false
dependents and education credits, and sought inflated refunds.
An indictment is not a finding of guilt. Individuals charged in indictments are
presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
If convicted, Daniels faces a statutory maximum sentence of
five years in prison for the conspiracy charge and three years for each of the
seven false return charges. He also
faces a period of supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties.
Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Goldberg and Acting
U.S. Attorney Evans commended special agents of IRS Criminal Investigation and
the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, who conducted the investigation, and
Assistant U.S. Attorney Hayden Brockett and Trial Attorney Lauren Castaldi of
the Tax Division, who are prosecuting this case.
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