Former Executive of Auto Parts Retailer Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Fraud Scheme

Woman Allegedly Falsifies Customers’ Returns to Maximize Earned Income Credits WASHINGTON – The United States has sued Crystal Ireland and her business, Master Mind Preparation, to bar them from preparing tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. According to the government complaint in the civil injunction suit, Ireland, who resides in Detroit, allegedly fails to comply with due-diligence requirements imposed by federal law on tax return preparers who claim the earned .... [More]