Date: March 7, 2024 Contact: newsroom@ci.irs.gov The former chief of staff to former Massachusetts State Senator Dean Tran was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield, Mass. for filing false and fraudulent tax returns between 2016 and 2020. Christianne Mylott-Coleman was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 30 days in prison and one year of supervised release, with the first 90 days to be served in home detention. Mylott-Coleman was also ordered to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $269,209. In November 2022, Mylott-Coleman pleaded guilty to five counts of filing a false and fraudulent tax return. Between 2016 and 2020, Mylott-Coleman earned income from a variety of employers, including companies involved in providing healthcare services, in addition to earning wages working for Senator Tran between 2018 and 2020. When filing her federal income tax returns for tax years 2016 through 2020, Mylott-Coleman failed to report approximately $740,000 in income generated from a home healthcare business she operated. The home health care business provided services like meal preparation and medication management for elderly people in their homes. Employees of the business were typically paid by Mylott-Coleman in cash. As a result of the tax fraud, Mylott-Coleman failed to report and pay to the IRS $269,209 in income taxes. Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Harry Chavis, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Boston Field Office made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dustin Chao and John T. Mulcahy of the Criminal Division prosecuted the case.
