Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRENDEL DEEMER, 48, of New Orleans, a Certified Public Account (CPA), was charged today with willfully filing a false tax return for herself. DEEMER was charged with filing a false 2010 individual income tax return that excluded income and inflated expenses for businesses under her control.
According to the Bill of Information, DEEMER operated Deemer CPA & Consulting Services LLC since at least 2009. From 1999 through 2005, she also operated Building Blocks Academy, a day care center. DEEMER ceased operating Building Blocks Academy after Hurricane Katrina and did not resume operating the business. As alleged in the Bill of Information, for tax years 2009 and 2010, DEEMER filed individual income tax returns that falsely reported her Schedule C business income from Deemer CPA and Consulting Services, LLC, and her expenses for Building Blocks Academy.
Upon conviction, DEEMER faces a maximum penalty of three years of imprisonment. She also faces a term of supervised release, as well as potential fines and other monetary penalties.
Acting U. S. Attorney Evans reiterated that the Bill of Information is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Acting U. S. Attorney Evans commended the work of IRS-Criminal Investigations in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hayden Brockett is in charge of the prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
