Durham dentist sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud, ordered to pay more than $235K after pleading guilty
Santa Maria McKibbins will serve a year-and-a-day in federal prison and a year of supervised release, according to the
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Documents say McKibbins was a licensed dentist and ran a dental practice known as McKibbins Family Dentistry in
Before her sentencing hearing, she faced a maximum sentence of three years in prison, monetary penalties, and a period of supervised release of up to one year, according to a release.
McKibbins withheld information from a tax preparer regarding income and personal use of funds related to her business, according to an investigation by the
A review of her expenditures shows her actual income far exceeded the income she reported to the
From 2013 to 2018, Hairston says McKibbins took insurance and copayment checks made out to her business and put them in her personal checking account, which she then used for mortgage payments and payments on multiple cars.
"To attempt to evade taxes by hiding income and filing false returns, is a theft from the American public. It is a felony offense that carries severe consequences," said
She is not scheduled to have any additional court dates.
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