On August 21, 2019, in the Northern District of Florida, Kenneth Alexander was sentenced for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false and fraudulent return, aiding and abetting in theft of Government funds, and aggravated identity theft. Alexander was indicted for the offenses in July 2018 and pled guilty in April 2019.

According to the indictment, Alexander was the sole shareholder of Wizard Business Center, a tax preparation business located in Tallahassee. Between 2012 and 2016, Alexander assisted in the preparation of Federal income tax returns that contained fraudulent and false material, specifically, Schedule A itemized deductions, Schedule C losses, Schedule E losses, and marital status. Alexander then stole and converted to his use, and the use of another, more than $1,000 of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funds. In doing so, Alexander utilized a Florida Bar number of another individual, without lawful authority.

Alexander was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false and fraudulent return and aiding and abetting in theft of Government funds, to be served concurrently, and to an additional 24 months’ imprisonment for aggravated identity theft, to be served consecutively, followed by three years of supervised release. Alexander was further ordered to pay $1,057,753.40 in restitution to the IRS.

Source:  The facts in this case narrative come from the following publicly available documents: N.D. Fla. Indict. filed July 10, 2018; N.D. Fla. Plea Agr. filed Apr. 1, 2019; and N.D. Fla. Judgment filed Aug. 30, 2019.