St. Clair County Tax Preparer Sentenced to 37-Month Imprisonment and Ordered to Pay Over $700,000 in Restitution
Along with prison and supervised release, the St. Clair County preparer must repay federal and Illinois tax authorities after admitting a multi-year refund fraud scheme.
Staff Report
BENTON – A federal district judge sentenced a St. Clair County tax preparer to 37 months’ imprisonment after she admitted to filing false tax returns and falsifying her personal income and clients’ business expenses.Dormeshia A. Haire, 38, pleaded guilty in April 2026 to one count of false statements on tax return, one count of wire fraud, and three counts of aiding and abetting in submitting false and fraudulent returns. Haire was indicted in April 2024 but continued filing hu...
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