August 11, 2016

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment on July 28, charging two Florida income tax return preparers with one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and nine counts each of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false federal income tax returns, announced the Justice Department’s Tax Division. According to allegations in the indictment, Earl Moise and Shahab Shaukat, both of Palm Beach County, Florida, conspired to prepare false and fraudulent individual income tax returns for others for the 2010 through 2012 tax years. Moise and Shaukat operated the Stuart, Florida branch of Tax R Us, preparing false returns inside that office. Additionally, Moise is charged with one count of fraudulently filing his own federal income tax return for 2011. It is alleged that these tax returns included false education and American Opportunity credits, as well as false statements regarding business income or deductions. DOJ

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