On February 25, 2021, in the Western District of Tennessee, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Examiner Linda Williams was indicted for filing false tax returns.

According to the court documents, Williams, while employed by the IRS, prepared and electronically filed income tax returns for herself, friends, and family, and received preparation fees for her services. Williams intentionally included materially false deductions in IRS Forms 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Returns, for tax years 2014, 2015, and 2016 that she knew the taxpayers were not entitled to claim. In total, Williams prepared and filed returns claiming more than $500,000 in false deductions.

If convicted, Williams could be sentenced to up to three years' imprisonment, three years' supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000, and a $100 special assessment fee.

Source:  The facts in this case narrative come from the following publicly available document: W.D. Tenn., Indict., February 25, 2021.