TAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge has sentenced Clarence Christofer Ward, also known as Khaled Yaqud Mansur-El of Tennessee, to five years in prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar tax fraud and money laundering scheme.
U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber delivered the sentence following Ward’s conviction on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and making false claims to the IRS.
The court also ordered Ward to forfeit $4,197,981.28, representing the total proceeds of the fraud. Additionally, the government will seize Ward’s four residential properties located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Federal investigators determined these homes were purchased using approximately $1,584,300 in illicit funds…