A federal court in San Diego has permanently barred local tax preparer Oladapo Olagbemi from ever preparing federal tax returns for anyone other than himself. The order, issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, also strips him of the ability to own any business involved in tax-return preparation or to train anyone else in the trade.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the injunction Friday, according to Justice News. Olagbemi, who managed a San Diego-based tax-return-preparation business, consented to the civil injunction rather than contest it in court, per the same announcement.
What the Order Actually Prohibits
The injunction is sweeping in scope. It bars Olagbemi from preparing federal tax returns for anyone but himself, from owning any business tied to tax-return preparation, and from training any person in how to prepare tax returns, the Justice Department’s release states. Those three restrictions together amount to a full professional shutdown for a man who previously ran his own San Diego operation.
DOJ’s announcement does not spell out the underlying court docket details or the precise findings behind the order beyond confirming that Olagbemi agreed to it. The release frames the case as one example of its ongoing enforcement push against tax preparers it has identified as problematic…