- A Quincy man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to helping prepare false tax returns.
- Between 2018 and 2022, Cedrick Campbell, ran an unofficial tax preparation business from his home in Quincy.
- Read the news release to see how Campbell was caught breaking the law.
DOJ NEWS RELEASE:
Cedrick Campbell, 49, of Quincy, Florida, was sentenced to a term of 24 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to eleven counts of aiding in preparing false tax returns and ordered to pay $378,041 in restitution. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
“The United States relies on the honest payment of taxes to defend our country and maintain its operations,” said U.S. Attorney Coody. “With the assistance of our dedicated partners at the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations, we are committed to investigating and prosecuting those who steal from hard-working American taxpayers – whether by traditional evasion or the filing of fraudulent claims to further their criminal schemes.”