El Dorado Woman Sentenced to Prison for Second Time for Fraudulent Tax Returns

El Dorado - An El Dorado woman was sentenced November 6, 2026, to 33 months in federal prison, one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the amount of $640,548.00 for three counts of Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation and Presentation of False and Fraudulent Tax Returns. The Honorable District Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in El Dorado.

In July 2025, Reedy waived indictment by a grand jury and pleaded guilty to a criminal information.

According to the plea agreement, beginning in January 2018 and continuing through on or about March 2024, Wanda Reedy, age 64, prepared fraudulent tax returns from years 2017 through 2023 that were electronically filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Reedy fraudulently prepared returns that included falsified wages and federal tax withholdings. Reedy prepared fictitious Forms W-2s, Wage and Tax Statements, indicating the taxpayers earned wage and federal tax withholdings when in fact the taxpayers were never employed by the business.

Reedy was previously sentenced to the Bureau of Prisons in 2011 for False and Fraudulent Claims to the IRS.

United States Attorney Kevin R. Holmes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement. Assistant United States Attorney Carly Marshall prosecuted the case. IRS Criminal Investigation investigated the case.

On April 7, the Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division ("Fraud Division"). The Fraud Division is laser-focused on investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people. The Department's work to combat fraud supports President Trump's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse within Federal benefit programs.

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