TAMPA, Fla. – A Kissimmee man’s attempt to secure millions of dollars in fraudulent tax refunds has landed him behind bars for more than three years. U.S. District Judge Katherine K. Mizelle sentenced Gilmar Pereira Da Silva, Jr. to 37 months in federal prison after he admitted to filing a false tax return, according to an announcement made by U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe.
The legal proceedings followed a guilty plea from Pereira Da Silva on February 9, 2026. Beyond his prison term, the court mandated that he pay $103,646 in restitution to the United States Department of the Treasury.
This figure covers the losses the government sustained from false IRS filings for the 2019 and 2020 tax years…