By Belleville News-Democrat
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A St. Clair County tax return preparer pleaded guilty in the U.S. Court for the Southern District of Illinois to charges stemming from filing false tax returns for herself and clients, according to court documents.
Dormeshia A. Haire, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements on a tax return, one count of wire fraud and three counts of aiding and abetting the filing of false and fraudulent returns.
A federal grand jury indicted her in April 2024, and a nine-count superseding indictment followed on March 17, according to court records.
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Haire, who resides in St. Charles, Missouri, owned and operated several tax preparation businesses, including Dormeshia Taxes, Dormeshia Haire Taxes, Dormeshia Haire Tax Services and One Tax Guru Financial Services Inc. in Belleville.
Court documents say she admitted filing hundreds of false returns by falsifying her own income and inflating clients’ business expenses.
Authorities said the underreporting resulted in more than $600,000 owed to the Internal Revenue Service, with an additional $48,000 owed to the state of Illinois.
“Dormeshia Haire cheated the tax system twice over,” U.S. Attorney Steven Weinhoeft said in a statement. He said his office would continue prosecuting tax fraud.
The court revoked Haire’s bond April 6 after finding “clear and convincing evidence” that she violated bond conditions, and she was taken into custody, authorities said.
Haire is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 5 at the federal courthouse in Benton. She faces up to 20 years in prison, according to a release from the federal court.
IRS Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathleen Howard is prosecuting the case, authorities said.
The false-statement and aiding-and-abetting counts carry a maximum sentence of three years in prison each, while wire fraud carries a maximum sentence of 20 years, according to prosecutors.
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