Mass. IRS agent charged with filing false tax returns
A longtime agent for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has been charged with filing false tax returns for several years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said Wednesday.
Ndeye Amy Thioub, 67, was indicted Tuesday on three counts of filing false tax returns and three counts of filing false tax returns as an employee of the United States by a federal grand jury in Boston, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Thioub, who was arrested March 20, is accused of lying on her 2017, 2018, and 2019 tax returns. According to the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Thioub filed false personal tax returns and claimed thousands of dollars in fraudulent business expenses during those years.
The complaint alleges that Thioub also filed a false Schedule C, which is used to report income and expenses for a business or practice the taxpayer operated as a sole proprietor. Thioub allegedly claimed a business loss from an “import/export” business she said she operated, the complaint said.
“As a result, the claimed net loss was carried over to her personal IRS Form 1040s and used to reduce Thioub’s adjusted gross income and ultimate tax liability,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Thioub had reported that the alleged businesses resulted in net losses of $42,805 in 2017, $20,324 in 2018, and $27,063 in 2019, according to the complaint.
An IRS agent since 2006, Thioub worked out of the agency’s Boston office, according to the criminal complaint. She was assigned to the IRS’ Large Business and International Division, where she conducted independent field examinations and investigations of “complex income tax returns” filed by large entities.
“Thioub has extensive and specialized knowledge and training in accounting techniques, practices, and investigative audit techniques,” the U.S.
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said in a statement earlier this month. “She is also responsible for examining and resolving various tax issues of individuals and business organizations that may include extensive national and/or international subsidiaries.”
As a visiting instructor at Salem State University in Massachusetts, Thioub taught college-level classes that included instruction on verification of records; valuation and analysis of accounts and ethics, professional responsibilities, and legal liabilities issues facing auditors, the complaint said.
She faces up to three years in prison, one year of supervised release and a $100,000 fine for filing a false tax return, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. She also faces up to five years in prison, one year of supervised release and a $10,000 fine for filing a false tax return as a federal employee.
In May 2023, Frank Mosley – a former IRS agent who was a tax enforcement officer for Oakland, California, at the time – was charged along with five others in connection with an alleged multimillion-dollar COVID-fraud scheme, according to the IRS.
According to the charging documents, Mosley and the other suspects conspired to submit fraudulent loan applications through the federal government’s Payroll Protection Program. Mosley was also accused of using the funds from the loans for personal investments and expenses.
Thioub had reported that the alleged businesses resulted in net losses of $42,805 in 2017, $20,324 in 2018, and $27,063 in 2019, according to the complaint.