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Former CPA Sentenced for Making A False Statement to the IRS

September 30, 2020

Former CPA Sentenced for Making A False Statement to the IRS

Former CPA Sentenced for Making A False Statement to the IRS [1]On July 8, 2020, in the Western District of Kentucky, Pamela Keyes was sentenced for making a false statement to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Keyes pled guilty to the offense in December 2019.According to the court documents, from approximately October 16, 2014 through June 25, 2015, Keyes made representations to the IRS that she was a Certified Public Accountant when she knew that she was not. She made these statements while employed at an accounting firm in the Louisville, Kentucky, area. Her actions resulted in monetary ramifications for her clients, some of whom obtained civil judgments against Keyes.Keyes was senteced to five years’ probation, ordered to pay $97,696.91 in restitution, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment fee.

Source:  The facts in this case narrative come from the following publicly available documents: W.D. Ky. Crim. Info., filed Oct. 8, 2019; W.D. Ky. Plea Agr., filed Dec. 4, 2019; Pros. Sent. Memo., filed Mar. 10, 2020; W.D. Ky. Judgment & Commit. Order, filed Jul. 13, 2020.