Skip to main content
Holiday Sale — Get 40% off Vantage for yourself or as a gift
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Published • loading... • Updated

Game Over: Lakeland Tax Preparer Sentenced For $60M ‘Gambling’ Fraud Scheme

Summary by The Free Press (Tampa)
A tax preparer who tried to game the IRS using fabricated gambling winnings has been ordered to federal prison. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Virginia Covington sentenced George Tucker, Jr. of Lakeland, to seven years and six months behind bars for leading a massive conspiracy to commit wire fraud and file false tax returns. The […] Game Over: Lakeland Tax Preparer Sentenced For $60M ‘Gambling’ Fraud Scheme

1 Articles

The Free Press (Tampa)The Free Press (Tampa)
Lean Right

Game Over: Lakeland Tax Preparer Sentenced For $60M ‘Gambling’ Fraud Scheme

A tax preparer who tried to game the IRS using fabricated gambling winnings has been ordered to federal prison. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Virginia Covington sentenced George Tucker, Jr. of Lakeland, to seven years and six months behind bars for leading a massive conspiracy to commit wire fraud and file false tax returns. The […] Game Over: Lakeland Tax Preparer Sentenced For $60M ‘Gambling’ Fraud Scheme

·Tampa, United States
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources lean Right
100% Right

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

The Free Press (Tampa) broke the news in Tampa, United States on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
Blindspot Title And Logo
Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Similar News Topics

IRS icon

IRS

Lakeland, Florida icon

Lakeland, Florida

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
SearchBlindspot LogoBlindspotLocal