Federal officials have announced a plea agreement with a man charged with swindling the government out of millions of dollars for years, and charged another man for making false claims involving firearms for nearly two years.
Government officials said David O. Isagba, of Georgia, has pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of conspiring to defraud the United States for tax claims.
If convicted, Isagba could be sentenced to 30 years, which is the maximum time allowed, in federal prison for the offenses.
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Isagba and his wife, Joyce Isagba, were indicted by a federal grand jury on May 27, 2020. Joyce Isagba's case is set for trial for May in front of Senior U.S. District Judge John Antoon II, according to a press release.
From the plea agreement and various court records, government officials said for a decade — between 2009 and 2019 — Isagba's husband made 227 fraudulent claims to the Internal Revenue Service. The false claims stated he was entitled to more than $2.9 billion in tax refunds on behalf of trusts that never exists, investigators said.
Authorities said Isagba received $5.81 million from the IRS. Government officials said Isagba then used the money to buy a home and multiple luxury vehicles.
The IRS Criminal Investigation division investigated the case that will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William S. Hamilton.
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