Woman sentenced to 5 years in tax return Covid fraud scheme
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Shaneen RayEyoubo McburneySylvia SwindellNejlai MitchellKatrena StanbackTiffany MoodyWhitnee LeachEllis BoyleLumberton, North Carolina, United StatesNorth Carolina, United StatesHope Mills, North Carolina, United States
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Tue, 10 November 2026
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<p>WILMINGTON — A federal judge sentenced Nejlai Mitchell, 48, to five years in federal prison for conspiring to prepare false tax returns that claimed fraudulent refunds based on COVID‑19 tax credits and for assisting in the preparation of additional fake returns. The court also ordered her to pay a forfeiture money judgment of $13,890,697. Seven co-conspirators have already pleaded guilty for their roles in the same covid fraud scheme, and five have been sentenced.</p>