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How a Former IRS Employee Rigged Tax Refunds
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Subscribe10 MAR 2026 / ACCOUNTING & TAXES
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Former IRS employee, Kathleen Mannion, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for creating fraudulent tax returns to obtain funds from pandemic relief programs and Social Security benefits. Her scheme, which saw part of the fraudulently obtained funds deposited directly into her personal bank account, focused on exploiting the trust of her clients, including members of her own tribe, the Mi’kmaq Nation.
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