If there’s one thing the IRS never laughs off, it’s a “creative” tax return. In Milwaukee, that line between clever and criminal just got a bright red underline. What started as small tweaks on individual tax returns turned into a&...
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How a Milwaukee Tax Preparer Cost the IRS $3.3 Million
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Subscribe02 FEB 2026 / ACCOUNTING & TAXES
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33-year-old Milwaukee tax preparer, Jasmeika Simon, has pleaded guilty to aiding in the preparation of false federal tax returns, in a multimillion-dollar fraud case. Simon filed approximately 361 tax returns of which around 331 showed signs of fraud, including falsely inflated business incomes and losses, fabricated wages, false dividend reporting, and aggressive use of refundable credits, all aimed at inflating refunds and earning greater commission fees, leading to a total intended IRS loss of approximately $3.34 million.
If there’s one thing the IRS never laughs off, it’s a “creative” tax return. In Milwaukee, that line between clever and criminal just got a bright red underline. What started as small tweaks on individual tax returns turned into a&...
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