DALLAS, Texas — Four tax preparers have been sentenced to a combined 105 months in federal prison for defrauding the IRS of nearly $8 million, according to Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson. The group, led by 65-year-old Festus Adenisimi of Mansfield, Texas, operated a fraudulent tax preparation scheme through FA Tax in Grand Prairie.
Adenisimi pled guilty in September 2024 to falsely preparing tax returns and fraudulently obtaining two Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling $760,415. In March 2025, he was sentenced to 57 months in prison by U.S. Senior District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn and ordered to pay $10,283,737.65 in restitution.
Three additional tax preparers from FA Tax also pled guilty to similar charges. Sunshyne Endurance Ogungbemi, 37, of Waxahachie, Texas, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $7,533,550.84 in restitution. Chris Mary Tijerina, 40, of Crandall, Texas, received a 15-month sentence and was ordered to pay $7,560,661.69. Cynthia Bradley, 45, of Belleville, Illinois, was sentenced to 15 months and ordered to pay $5,768,106.28…