Sunrise, FL – A Florida woman, Yolanda Dewar, pleaded guilty today to filing false tax returns in an attempt to fraudulently obtain nearly $2 million in tax refunds from the IRS. The case sheds light on significant financial misconduct involving the misuse of a trust to deceive federal authorities.
According to court documents and statements made during the proceedings, Dewar, a surgical technologist from Sunrise, Florida, created a trust between 2018 and 2020 and used it to file four false tax returns. These fraudulent returns sought nearly $2 million in tax refunds from the IRS. Despite being notified by the IRS that her claims were frivolous and without legal basis, Dewar continued to file these false returns.
The IRS issued nearly $500,000 in refunds to the trust based on Dewar’s fraudulent claims. According to the indictment, Dewar allegedly used a portion of these funds for personal expenses, including purchasing a car for a family member, undergoing plastic surgery, and renovating her home.