Newsletter june 2026
Volume 26, Number 6
Cheshier Tax Resolution Times
The Frontline Defender for the Distressed Taxpayer®
Success Story Highlights:
Two Taxpayer Victories
Two Fresh Starts
Payroll Tax Crisis Resolved
A business owner received a Notice to Appear from the State Employment
Commission after payroll tax reports went unfiled. At the same time, the IRS had
filed liens and initiated collection actions against the business.
Our team at Cheshier Tax Resolution immediately stepped in. We prepared and
filed the missing payroll reports, worked directly with state officials to resolve the
compliance issues, and successfully negotiated with the IRS to secure the release
of federal tax liens.
The result: the Notice to Appear was withdrawn, the liens were released, and the
business owner was able to focus on running the company instead of fighting tax
agencies. Read the full case study about how Cheshier Tax Resolution helped a business owner resolve payroll tax reporting issues, avoid state enforcement action, and secure the release of IRS tax liens.
Multi-Million Dollar IRS Fallout Prevented
A long-time client faced the risk of losing the benefits of a previously completed
Offer in Compromise that had resolved approximately $1.8 million in IRS liabilities years earlier.
After identifying a critical assessment-date issue, Dionne Cheshier and the
Cheshier Tax Resolution team successfully challenged the IRS position,
preserving the original settlement and protecting the taxpayer from potentially
millions of dollars in additional tax exposure. Read the full story about how Cheshier Tax Resolution successfully challenged the IRS and preserved a previously approved Offer in Compromise, preventing potentially millions in additional tax exposure.
From Facebook to Federal Prison Tax Prep Gone Wild!
Tanisha Spencer was found guilty of aiding and abetting the preparation of
fraudulent returns on behalf of others.
Spencer found her clients by marketing her services through Facebook. She inflated
refunds through false sick leave, family leave, and fuel tax credits, as well as
exaggerated withholdings. She charged between $500 and $14,840 per return. In
total, she filed 156 returns claiming $4,047,531 in refunds, of which the IRS paid
$689,872.
She was sentenced to 18 months in prison without parole and was ordered to pay
$730,709.00 in restitution to the IRS.
“Next to being shot
at and missed,
nothing is really
quite as satisfying
as a tax refund.”
F.J. Raymond
Accountant Redirects
Employment Taxes to
Personal Bank Account
Juanita Holtschneider was found guilty of fraud after embezzling funds from her
employer and failing to pay over employment taxes.
While working as an accountant for G2 Material Handling in Missouri, Holtschneider redirected automatic deposits meant to
go into U.S. Treasury accounts to cover employee payroll taxes, into her personal account. To conceal the theft from her
employer, she created a trail of false documents.
She was caught after the IRS contacted the company over missed employment taxes.
Holtschneider was sentenced to 33 months in
prison, followed by three years of supervised release. She was ordered to pay $322,098.70 in restitution: $289,607.70 to be repaid to
the U.S. Government and $32,491.00 to G2 Material Handling.
Fishy Business: Woman Steals $1.5M from Virginia State Employees
Linda Brown was found guilty of embezzling funds from the Commonwealth of
Virginia Campaign, a charitable fundraising program serving over 120,000 state
employees.
The program allows Virginia state employees to make donations to charities
directly through credit cards, mailed checks, and payroll deductions. Brown
managed the program from 2017 through 2023 and was responsible for ensuring
donations reached designated charities.
Between 2019 and 2023, Brown diverted more than 1.5 million dollars of the 5.3
million dollars raised, using the funds for personal expenses instead of distributing
them to charities.
Of the stolen funds, Brown spent $10,400 on a plastic surgery procedure and on a
“fish pedicure” spa in Las Vegas. Additional expenses included multiple flights,
luxury hotel stays, a luxury apartment in Houston, designer clothing, beauty
products, food, and alcohol.
To conceal the theft, Brown attempted to replace the missing funds with a
$494,469 Small Business Administration-backed loan obtained through false
statements.
She was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay $1,581,161 in
restitution.
Michigan Woman of the Year Steals from At-Risk Preschoolers
A Michigan woman was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme that diverted 1.4
million dollars in taxpayer and donor funds meant for vulnerable preschoolers.
Dr. Nkechy Ezeh founded the nonprofit, Early Learning Neighborhood
Cooperative, that provided meals, transportation, and support services to children
living in poverty through programs backed by the Early Head Start initiative, the
U.S. Department of Education, and private donors. She was named the 2018 West
Michigan Woman of the Year, served as a two-time appointee to a state executive
committee, and worked as a tenured professor.
Instead of supporting children, the funds were used to finance Ezeh’s lifestyle.
This included travel to Hawaii, Europe, and Africa, a family member’s wedding,
and payments to relatives placed on a ghost payroll receiving hundreds of
thousands of dollars for little or no work. Additional funds were transferred using
money mules to family members in Nigeria.
The fraud ultimately forced the nonprofit to shut down in 2023, leaving many
preschools without funding and resulting in the sudden loss of jobs for 35
employees. A co-conspirator was sentenced in November 2025 to 54 months in
prison.
Ezeh was sentenced to 70 months in prison for embezzlement and 60 months
concurrent for tax evasion. She was ordered to pay 1.4 million dollars in restitution
to victims and $390,174 to the IRS.
Business Owner Offers IRS $35K
While Hiding $5.1 Million!
John Kungu, the owner of
Advanced Nursing Care in
Delaware, was found guilty of
tax evasion.
From 2018 through 2020,
Kungu filed false corporate
and personal tax returns that
listed hundreds of thousands
of dollars in personal
expenses and payments to
himself as business expenses.
Between 2018 and 2021 he
submitted several false sworn
statements to the IRS claiming
he could not afford to pay his
tax liabilities. At one point, he
offered to settle his debt for
$35,000, while having more
than 5.1 million dollars in
secret bank accounts.
He also withheld financial
records from his bookkeeper
and tax preparer to further
conceal the evasion.
He was sentenced to 18
months in prison and three
years of supervised release
and was ordered to pay a
$75,000 fine and
$1,186,573.62 in restitution to
the IRS.
Did You Know?
A Japanese tax system,
furusato nozei (hometown
tax), allows residents to
redirect a part of their local
residential taxes to local
communities that may be
struggling. In exchange, the
municipality that receives the
funds sends gifts to the
donors worth up to 30% of
the donation, such as wagyu
beef, rice, fruit or local crafts.
Important Upcoming Tax Deadlines
June 15th
Second quarter 2026 estimated tax payments due
September 15th
Third quarter 2026 estimated tax payments due
Partnership and S Corp Business that filed extensions are due
October 15th
Individual Tax return extensions
due
We’d Like to Hear From You!
If you have an IRS issue, or just want to refer a friend, relative or client, we’d love to hear from you. We can provide a no-obligation confidential consultation to help you solve your IRS problems.
Irving – Adrienne @ 972-514-1424
Duncanville – Linda @ 469-647-9950
Pecos – Crissy @ 432-445-4949 Greenville – Shannon @ 469-256-4056
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Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I’ve heard that the IRS will take a reduced monthly payment amount to
settle my tax debt in full. Is that true?
Answer: This is what is referred to as a monthly Installment Agreement Payment
Plan. The IRS has several debt settlement options but it’s important to act before they
garnish your paycheck and/or levy your bank account.
There are several types of Installment Agreements. One of them, is called the
“Partial Pay Installment Agreement” (PPIA) where it’s possible to settle your
outstanding balance owed the IRS for less. It’s based on your monthly disposable
income and how much time remains on the 10-year collection statute expiration date.
The IRS can only collect on a debt for 10 years, so the older your IRS tax debt is, the
more likely you may be able to qualify for a PPIA. There are strict eligibility
requirements that must be met, so the first step is to call us to see if you qualify.
We navigate the IRS maze for a living and know the “ins and outs” of the law. That’s
what we do every day. As a matter of fact, once we’re retained, you’ll never have to
meet or speak with the IRS. We take care of all of that because we know that the
worst thing you can do is represent yourself. That’s like going to court without a
lawyer. In the eyes of the IRS, you are guilty until proven innocent.
We at Cheshier Tax Resolution are experts in IRS tax problem resolution and help taxpayers with their IRS Problems on a daily basis. There is a solution to EVERY problem. Call us today! Ask for Linda @ 469-647-9950 for a FREE, no-obligation confidential consultation!