Utah Resident Pleads Guilty to Filing False Claims for Tax Refunds Totaling $653,884

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2013-12-10

Stanley J. Wardle, 65, of Spanish Fork, Utah, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City to nine counts of filing false claims for income tax refunds, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Wardle, who was indicted on Feb. 15, 2012, is scheduled to be sentenced before U.S. District Judge Dee Benson on Feb. 27, 2014.

According to the indictment, on or about Jan. 22, 2009, Wardle prepared and filed a false U.S. Individual Income Tax Return for the year 2008, in which he claimed a tax refund of $32,115. In addition, between Dec. 8, 2008 and May 13, 2009, he caused additional false claims for tax refunds to be made on behalf of others. In total, Wardle was involved in false claims for refunds totaling $653,884.

Wardle faces a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss caused by the defendant for each false claim charge.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

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