On July 15, 2019, in the Eastern District of Kentucky, former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee Jason Helton was sentenced for making false statements.

According to the court documents, Helton was employed as an IRS revenue officer between July 2014 and April 2016. During this period, he submitted to the IRS travel vouchers, case histories, and time reports on which he falsely reported travel expenses that he did not actually incur and work that he did not actually perform. The submission of these documents and the false statements contained therein caused the United States to make payments to him to which he was not entitled. Helton knew that these documents contained false statements and intended that the false statements would result in his obtaining money from the United States to which he was not entitled.

Helton was sentenced to time served followed by three years of supervised release. He was further ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the IRS.

Source:  The facts in this case narrative come from the following publicly available documents: E.D. Ky. Indict. filed Feb. 23, 2017; U.S.C.A. Sixth Circuit Order filed Feb. 1, 2019; E.D. Ky. Plea Agr. filed Apr. 8, 2019; E.D. Ky. Judgment filed July 16, 2019; and E.D. Ky. Crim. Docket as of Aug. 1, 2019.