Dominic Davis, 40, and Sharitia Wright, 61, both from Sacramento, have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a scheme to file false income tax returns. Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez announced that Davis was sentenced to three years and four months in prison, while Wright received a sentence of one year and three months.
Court documents show that between March 2019 and April 2022, Davis and Wright were responsible for at least nine fraudulent income-tax returns submitted to the IRS. These filings sought more than $2 million in refunds by listing wages not actually earned by the taxpayers. The returns were filed under the names of Davis, Wright, and their family members. The listed employers on these forms were often LLCs created by Davis, Wright, or relatives.
Many of the fraudulent returns also included claims of charitable contributions that had not been made. According to authorities, Davis prepared and filed the false tax documents while Wright provided information used in the filings and contacted the IRS regarding refund statuses.
Both defendants have been ordered to pay restitution for the refunds they unlawfully obtained.
The case resulted from an investigation conducted by IRS Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas M. Fogg prosecuted the matter.
“Dominic Davis, 40, and Sharitia Wright, 61, both of Sacramento, were sentenced today to federal prison for conspiring to file false claims,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez.
