LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A federal grand jury has indicted three Las Vegas tax return preparers on charges they conspired to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false income tax returns for clients, federal prosecutors said.
The indictment alleges Jadee Glover owned and operated CashBack Tax Service in Las Vegas, where Julia Brainerd and Shamoya Perkins worked as tax preparers. Prosecutors say the three prepared fraudulent returns that, in some cases, reported fictitious businesses and, in others, listed false receipts and expenses for businesses clients actually owned, according to the Department of Justice.
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The indictment also alleges the defendants claimed false tax credits by asserting clients missed substantial work at their purported businesses because they contracted COVID-19 or were caring for others who had COVID-19, the DOJ said.
The returns allegedly generated large refunds clients were not entitled to receive, and a portion of the proceeds was directed to CashBack Tax Service as preparation fees, prosecutors said.
Brainerd is also accused of preparing false returns for clients of Royalty Tax Services, a Las Vegas business she allegedly owned and operated. Perkins is accused of preparing false returns for clients of Jewels Tax Services, another Las Vegas business she allegedly owned and operated, according to the DOJ.
The DOJ says if convicted, the defendants face up to five years in prison on the conspiracy charge and up to three years in prison for each count of willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns.
They could also face supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties.
Sentences would be determined by a federal judge after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.
The case is being investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation.
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