PHOENIX — A Texas woman has been sentenced to 1 year and 9 months in prison for defrauding the IRS in a scheme that targeted an Arizona tax firm, authorities said.
The sentencing of 53-year-old Jackie Marie Peters, 53, took place after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
How scheme defrauding the IRS through an Arizona tax firm worked
Her co-conspirators hacked into an Arizona tax preparer firm’s computer network from January 2020 to April 2022 to commit the fraud, prosecutors said.
They then allegedly modified in-progress tax documents for over 40 people without their knowledge — or without the firm’s knowledge…