Date: November 30, 2023 Contact: newsroom@ci.irs.gov A Nebraska attorney was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for filing false individual income tax returns. Thomas Campbell, of Bennington, pleaded guilty on July 27 to one count of filing a false tax return. According to court documents and statements made in court, between 2014 and 2018, Campbell, a licensed attorney since 2011, was the owner and manager of TLN Law, a solo-practice law firm in Omaha. Campbell controlled the law firm's finances and was aware of substantial amounts of cash payments his firm received for legal services. For 2014 through 2018, Campbell did not report over $2.8 million in cash his firm received, which flowed through to, and should have been reported on, his personal tax returns. In total, Campbell caused a tax loss to the IRS exceeding $400,000. In addition to the term of imprisonment, U.S. District Judge Brian C. Buescher ordered Campbell to serve one year of supervised release and to pay $407,665 in restitution to the United States. Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department's Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Susan T. Lehr for the District of Nebraska made the announcement. IRS Criminal Investigation investigated the case. Trial Attorney Mahana Weidler of the Justice Department's Tax Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Ferretti for the District of Nebraska prosecuted the case.
