TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Tallahassee man has been sentenced to federal prison for a false tax filing scheme, according to a press release.
Jonquaris Richardson, 27, has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for making false claims to the Internal Revenue Service, according to the press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.
WCTV previously reported in April that he was indicted on 46 counts of false claims.
The press release reveals that Richardson filed those false claims with the IRS between Sept. 17, 2022, and Sept. 1, 2023.
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He sought employee retention credit and sick family leave credits intended to reduce small businesses’ tax burdens, as well as reimbursement for wages paid to employees who couldn’t work during the pandemic, according to the press release.
The attorney’s office shared in the press release that Richardson claimed to employ individuals for two separate entities providing garage door installation and service.
The press release reveals that Richardson sought $4,326,885 in refunds and received six checks totaling $227,874 in fraudulent refunds.
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