Ottumwa father and daughter face September sentencing on tax and unemployment fraud convictions
Ottumwa, IA- Two Ottumwa residents have been convicted in what was described by an IRS agent as a massive scheme to defraud taxpayers by directing income tax refunds and unemployment benefits into bank accounts they owned. Radio Iowa reports that 47-year-old Thein Maung pleaded guilty to fraud in May and a jury found his 21-year-old daughter Phyo Mi guilty last week. Court documents show the pair prepared tax returns for immigrants and refugees who worked at meat-packing plants. Of the 1600 federal tax returns they submitted over a four-year period, they improperly claimed $3.5 million in resi...
Source: kbur.com
