Woman Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud, Files More False Refunds While Awaiting Sentencing
A Demopolis woman was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for filing more than $250,000 in false tax returns, and continued to break the law after pleading guilty last year.
Eunice F. Plummer pleaded guilty in October to eight counts of filing false tax returns for other people and three counts of attempting to evade or defeat a large portion of the income tax she owed, .U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance announced today.
Plummer operated a tax preparation business, Plummer Tax Services, in Birmingham from 2010 to 2014, according to her plea agreement. During that time, she routinely inflated customer tax refunds by using fraudulent information and she also substantially under-reported her own income, documents say.
Earlier this year, while awaiting sentencing, Plummer reopened her tax business under a new name – Unique Tax Services – at the same location and filed more fraudulent tax returns. At sentencing, U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler told Plummer that by continuing to break the law after pleading guilty, she showed “disdain and disrespect” to the court and called her “a thief” and “a con artist.”
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ready to talk if U.S. drops denuclearization demand
Kim told North Korea's legislature he's ready to resume talks, adding he had "good memories" of President Trump, despite ongoing tension over Washington's denuclearization stance.
Rheumatoid arthritis kept her captive. This nerve stimulator set her free.
A new surgically implanted device the size of a lima bean can help control rheumatoid arthritis that isn't responding to drugs.
This small Virginia island could be underwater before the next century
Tangier Island in Virginia — one of the last inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay — is under threat from rising sea levels and climate change.
What to know as U.N. General Assembly opens, marking 80 years, tackling deep crises
This year the United Nations is marking its 80th anniversary, but diplomats don't have much to celebrate.
After Charlie Kirk’s murder, some Republicans talk revival as others seek retribution
Some Republicans have used Charlie Kirk's killing as a call to spiritual revival. Others, including President Trump, have used it to escalate attacks on the left.
Colleges pull back as Trump cuts programs that help migrant students
Since 1972, the CAMP program has helped tens of thousands of migrant students succeed in college. The Trump administration has cut off funding for it, forcing some colleges to reduce or eliminate services.
