INDIANAPOLIS—A tax preparer who guaranteed large refunds for her clients is headed to prison after investigators uncovered a multi-year scheme that cost the IRS over $500,000.
Christina Moles, 50, of Redkey (who also went by the name Tina Lashley) was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and assisting in the making of a false federal income tax return.
The United States Department of Justice said Moles falsified 382 federal income tax returns for numerous clients between 2015 and 2021. The clients were unaware of the falsified information but benefited from the outcome, as Moles guaranteed large tax returns…