College Park man sentenced for tax fraud
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A College Park man was sentenced to eight years in prison today for filing false income tax returns.
Onessimus M. Govereh, 30, operated Icon Tax Service in Norcross for six weeks in early 2007. During that time, Govereh, originally from Zimbabwe, filed 107 federal tax returns claiming substantial refunds, usually based on fabricated figures. Each of those returns were eventually rejected by the IRS for false claims.
Many of Govereh's clients later learned that Govereh had taken out loans from banks in their names, and after the IRS rejected their returns, they found themselves liable for the entire amount of those loans. Govereh, arrested in Feb. 2007, was also ordered to pay back $62,000.
Inside ajc.com
Remember me?
'21 Jump Street' actor Richard Grieco made an appearance at the premiere of thriller 'Gone.'
Costume design salute
Celebrities, including Erika Christensen of 'Parenthood', attended the Costume Designers Guild Awards.
Vote for best dunk
Cast your ballot for the best high school rim rocker. Vote now in Round 2 of the AJC Slam Dunk Contest.
Design the Peachtree tee!
Could your Peachtree Road Race shirt design be a winner? You've got until Feb. 28 to submit it and find out.
Colbert writes for kids
'Colbert Report' host's 'I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)' will arrive in the kids' section of book stores soon.
Toto with a twist
The Emerald City takes on a new shade of green with Alliance Theatre's version of "Wizard of Oz."
Services » Find the right people for the job
From our news partners
- Faithful mark Ash Wednesday, beginning of Lenten season
- GALLERY: See it! Derek Lowe's $3.5 million Buckhead estate
- Wife accused of running husband over says he was following her
- Homes crushed, damaged by landslides
- Mom speaks out in favor of in-car breathalyzer devices
- 8-year-old girl critically wounded in school shooting
- Man held couple hostage for hours using hot butter knife, police say
- Flintstone Car is a yabba dabba deal
- 2 injured after airport hangar collapses
- Kidnapped Ga. toddlers found after stranger takes them from mother
