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Charles Anthony Keemer, 64, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false and fraudulent tax returns. Keemer admitted to preparing and submitting hundreds of fraudulent income tax returns for clients between 2013 and 2016, resulting in an approximate $128,691 tax loss to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

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Keemer, who lacked formal registration, education, or work experience in tax preparation, operated without regulatory oversight. He used online tax preparation software to electronically file income tax returns, meeting with clients at various Maryland locations to collect fees for his services. The false returns included fabricated Schedule C businesses and fictitious expenses to inflate tax refunds fraudulently.

Keemer faces a potential maximum sentence of three years in federal prison. Sentencing will be determined by U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby, who will consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing date has not been set.

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The case was investigated by the IRS-Criminal Investigation Division and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brooke Oki and Coreen Mao. U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes commended the IRS-CI for their work on the case.

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