An El Dorado woman was sentenced on November 6, 2026, to 33 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution totaling $640,548 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for her role in preparing fraudulent tax returns. The sentencing was conducted by the Honorable District Judge Susan O. Hickey in the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
Wanda Reedy, age 64, pleaded guilty in July 2025 to three counts of Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation and Presentation of False and Fraudulent Tax Returns after waiving indictment by a grand jury. According to the plea agreement, Reedy engaged in criminal conduct beginning in January 2018 and continuing through approximately March 2024.
During this period, Reedy prepared and electronically filed fraudulent tax returns for tax years 2017 through 2023. The returns contained falsified wages and federal tax withholdings. Specifically, she fabricated Forms W-2, Wage and Tax Statements, falsely indicating that taxpayers earned wages and had federal tax withheld when, in fact, these individuals were never employed by the businesses listed.
This case marks Reedy’s second federal conviction related to tax fraud. She was previously sentenced in 2011 to the Bureau of Prisons for making false and fraudulent claims to the IRS.
United States Attorney Kevin R. Holmes of the Western District of Arkansas announced the sentencing. Assistant United States Attorney Carly Marshall prosecuted the case, with investigative support from IRS Criminal Investigation.
The Department of Justice recently announced the establishment of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (“Fraud Division”) on April 7, 2026. This division is dedicated to investigating and prosecuting fraud against the American public. The initiative supports President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance, which aims to eradicate fraud, waste, and abuse within federal benefit programs.
Court documents related to this case are publicly accessible via the Public Access to Electronic Records (PACER) system at www.pacer.gov.
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El Dorado Woman Receives 33-Month Prison Term for Repeated Tax Fraud Scheme Wanda Reedy, 64, of El Dorado, Arkansas, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $640,548 in restitution for aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. This marks her second fe... Read the full WLF article: https://worldlawyersforum.org/news/el-dorado-woman-receives-33-month-prison-term-for-repeated-tax-fraud-scheme