A Kansas City, Missouri, woman has been sentenced in federal court for preparing and filing false tax returns on behalf of clients, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent tax payments from the Internal Revenue Service.
Tanisha Spencer, 35, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Wimes to 18 months in federal prison without parole. That sentence is equivalent to one year and six months. The court also ordered Spencer to pay $730,709 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.
On Dec. 3, 2025, Spencer pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting the preparation and filing of false tax returns…