Louisiana Man Indicted for Corruptly Interfering with the IRS and Filing False Tax Returns

WASHINGTON – An indictment was unsealed today charging Jack Ray Carr of Baton Rouge, La., with one count of corruptly interfering with the due administration of the Internal Revenue laws, four counts of filing false income tax returns, and one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return, the Justice Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) announced.

According to the indictment filed against him, Carr corruptly endeavored to obstruct and impede the tax laws by filing false documents and tax returns with the IRS and by attempting to intimidate IRS employees. The indictment also alleges that Carr made and subscribed to false federal income tax returns, IRS Forms 1040, for 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005. In particular, the tax return Carr filed for 2005 falsely reported $112,142 of federal income tax withholdings based on fictitious IRS Forms 1099-OID (Original Issue Discount) attached to the Form 1040.

An indictment is merely a formal charge by the grand jury. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a U.S. District Court.

This case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation and TIGTA. It is being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Matthew Mueller and Gregory Bailey of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

Additional information about the Tax Division and its enforcement efforts may be found at www.usdoj.gov/tax/ . Additional information about tax fraud schemes to watch out for may be found on the IRS-Criminal Investigation website.