Mobile woman sentenced to five years’ probation and one year of home confinement for tax fraud

Date: July 10, 2025

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According to court documents, Davis, operated Davis Tax Service with her cousin, Kenneshia Davis, at three locations in Mobile. Internal Revenue Service records show that Davis underreported her income by over $1 Million in 2015 and 2016 and failed to file any tax returns for 2017 despite having significant income. Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Davis to serve five years of probation, of which the first year will be under home confinement and subject to ankle monitoring. Davis was also ordered to pay $53,435 in restitution.

"Tax preparers who knowingly evade their own tax obligations can expect to be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," said Sean P. Costello, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama.

"As a tax preparer, Brandy Davis knew her responsibilities in filing returns and properly reporting all income. However, she still willfully failed to fulfill her tax obligations." said Demetrius Hardeman, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Atlanta Field Office. "IRS Criminal Investigation will vigorously investigate those individuals who knowingly and willfully evade their tax obligation."

Davis's business partner, Kenneshia Davis, was sentenced in June 2025 to serve a year and a day of incarceration and to pay $67,975 in restitution.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

IRS Criminal Investigations investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kasee Heisterhagen prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

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.