Lenexa tax preparer sentenced to prison

Date: July 18, 2025

Contact: newsroom@ci.irs.gov

Kansas City, KS — A Kansas tax preparer was sentenced to 36 months in prison for filing false income tax returns for his clients leading to a tax loss of more than $1.5 million to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

According to court documents, Hophine Bwosinde, of Lenexa, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and assisting in fraud and false statements.

From 2018 through 2022, Bwosinde used his tax preparation business to file fraudulent tax returns on behalf of his clients. He either inflated legitimate business expenses or claimed losses related to fake businesses. Bwosinde also falsely reported negative income on clients’ returns. As a result, their incomes were significantly underreported to the IRS, which either reduced the amount of taxes clients owed or led them to receive refunds to which they were not entitled.

IRS Criminal Investigation investigated the case.

Former Trial Attorney Erika V. Suhr of the Tax Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Huschka for the District of Kansas prosecuted the case.

IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. IRS-CI special agents are the only federal law enforcement agents with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code, obtaining a 90% federal conviction rate. The agency has 19 field offices located across the U.S. and 14 attaché posts abroad.