United States of America v. Robert Wells and Andre Wilson

Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371 and fraud and making false statements in violation of 26 U.S.C. 2706.

Reported by: Kent Morlan

Robert Wells, 54, and Andre Wilson, 54, owned Wells and Wilson Financial, a Memphis-based tax preparation business, from at least 2017 to 2025. During the relevant time period, both men conspired with each other to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) out of more than $250,000 by filing fraudulent tax returns from 2018 through 2022.

Specifically, Wells and Wilson defrauded the IRS by preparing returns for clients that were materially false, including false itemized deductions, false businesses, and false business income and/or expenses. As a result, many of their clients received inflated refunds to which they were not entitled.

Wells was sentenced to 14 MONTHS as to each of Counts 1 and Count 6 to be served concurrently with each other for a total term of imprisonment of 14 MONTHS. Followed by 3 YEAR Supervised Release as to Count 1 and 1 Year Supervised Release as to Count 6 to be supervised concurrently with each other for a total term of supervision of 3 YEARS. Standard/Mandatory conditions of supervised release. Additional conditions; mental health testing and treatment; full financial disclosure, third party risk notification, cannot open lines of credit without prior approval; MRT; search provision and DNA collection. Special assessment: $200.00. Restitution in the amount of $163,762.80.

Wilson was sentenced to 24 MONTHS as to each of Counts 1 and Count 29 to be served concurrently with each other for a total term of imprisonment of 24 MONTHS. Followed by 3 YEAR Supervised Release as to Count 1 and 1 Year Supervised Release as to Count 29 to be supervised concurrently with each other for a total term of supervision of 3 YEARS. Standard/Mandatory conditions of supervised release. Additional conditions; mental health testing and treatment; full financial disclosure, third party risk notification, cannot open lines of credit without prior approval; MRT; search provision and DNA collection. Special assessment: $200.00. Restitution in the amount of $163,762.80.