MEMPHIS, TN – October 14, 2026 (STL.News) A Tennessee tax preparer has pleaded guilty to federal tax crimes after preparing fraudulent income tax returns for clients and failing to file her own required tax returns, resulting in $4.1 million in losses to the Internal Revenue Service, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Lynette Hogue, 45, of Memphis, admitted to preparing and filing false federal income tax returns that generated refunds her clients were not legally entitled to receive. Federal prosecutors said Hogue also earned substantial income from tax preparation activities but deliberately failed to file her own income

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