{"id":3714,"date":"2026-07-16T17:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3714"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:34:28","slug":"las-vegas-businesswoman-sentenced-to-prison-in-covid-tax-credit-fraud-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3714","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas businesswoman sentenced to prison in COVID tax credit fraud case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>LAS VEGAS (FOX5) \u2014 A Las Vegas businesswoman was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after prosecutors said she helped fuel a COVID-era tax credit scheme that led to more than $7 million in improper refunds from the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3712\">Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adonia Stiles, described in court records as a real estate agent and tax preparer who also owned a clothing store, admitted to conspiring with others to file false employment tax returns seeking pandemic-related credits. Those credits included the employee retention credit and sick and family leave credit, programs created by Congress to help businesses keep workers on payroll during the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n<p><b>MORE ON FOX5: <\/b><b>Man accused in deadly Walmart parking lot car theft appears in court<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Stiles had a co-conspirator file 11 fraudulent returns tied to her clothing store that sought more than $800,000. They also said she sent additional clients into the operation, which expanded the number of false filings and ultimately produced refunds totaling more than $7 million.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3710\">JD Vance tells Joe Rogan that administration \u2018screwed up\u2019 communications around Epstein files<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Stiles received at least $135,000 for referrals and failed to report that income on her personal tax returns.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey also ordered Stiles to serve two years of supervised release and to pay $7,079,121.48 in restitution, according to the Justice Department. A co-defendant, Candies Goode-McCoy, was previously sentenced to prison in connection with the case.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation involved IRS Criminal Investigation and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, the Department of Justice said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3708\">Man dead, teen girl injured after head-on crash in Yavapai County<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las Vegas woman Adonia Stiles sentenced to 18 months in prison in COVID tax credit fraud case tied to employee retention credit claims and $7M loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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