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Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds
Jackson, Miss. — Carmecia Jordan, 33, of Jackson, pled guilty in U.S. District Court today to theft of government funds, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and IRS- Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Jerome McDuffie.
Jordan was fifty percent owner of Hour Tax, LLC, a tax preparation business in Jackson. Beginning in 2013, Jordan submitted fraudulent tax returns and subsequently submitted fraudulent amended returns without the consent of her clients. Jordan then diverted the refunds from the amended tax returns in the form of U.S. Treasury checks to five different addresses under her control. Jordan later cashed these checks and spent the money without the knowledge of her clients. Over a three-year period, Jordan defrauded the government of over $245,000.
Jordan will be sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate on May 4, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. and faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
This case was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Secret Service. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Helen Wall.
