United States of America v. Boursiquot et al

  1. August 09, 2018

    Fla. Bros. Fined, Banned Over Falsifying Client Tax Returns

    Two brothers accused of falsifying tax returns and signing court documents with expletives agreed to pay $350,000 in fines as part of a settlement that bans them from preparing tax returns for others in the future, according to two motions released Thursday in a Florida federal court.

  2. June 05, 2018

    Feds Try To Force Tax Preparers' Depositions In Fraud Case

    A pair of tax preparers can no longer avoid their depositions if a Florida federal court grants the relief that the U.S. government is seeking in its appeal of a magistrate judge's finding in a tax fraud case.

  3. May 02, 2018

    Tax Preparers Who 'Mocked' Feds Barred After False Returns

    A Florida federal judge Tuesday permanently enjoined two tax preparers accused of filing false returns from continuing with their business practices, after a magistrate judge in December sanctioned the brothers and their companies for making a mockery of the discovery process by signing documents with a curse word.

  4. December 05, 2017

    Tax Preparers Sanctioned For Behavior, Mocking Discovery

    A Florida federal magistrate judge on Monday sanctioned two tax return preparers and their companies after the U.S. last month accused them of mocking the discovery process and signing documents with a curse word in the government's case accusing them of filing false federal tax returns.

  5. November 13, 2017

    Feds Want Tax Preparers Sanctioned For 'Mocking' Court

    The federal government asked a Florida federal court Thursday to sanction two tax return preparers and their companies in its suit alleging they filed false federal income tax returns, saying they "mocked the discovery process" and someone signed documents with "an expletive rather than his or her name."

  6. March 17, 2017

    Florida Tax Preparers Slapped With Suit Over False Returns

    The federal government filed a suit in Florida federal court Thursday alleging that two tax return preparers and their companies filed false federal income tax returns for customers, understating liabilities and overstating refunds, while taking large cuts as preparation fees.