Stockton woman pleads guilty to tax fraud conspiracy worth more than $700,000 in returns

A Stockton woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to tax fraud after submitting false tax returns in a conspiracy that involved stealing identities.

Antonia L. Brasley, 50, is believed to have conspired with co-defendant Kioni Dogan and others in gathering identifying information from friends and relatives and using it to gather tax benefits that they were not owed, according to a news release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California.

Brasley admitted to making false statements on the returns about income, withholdings and gambling losses, according to the release.

The conspirators claimed $940,000 in fraudulent refunds, $708,188 of which was paid out by the IRS, according to the release.

Brasley’s role was to supply identification information and received some of the refunds, according to the release.

She is scheduled to be sentenced July 16. She faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, according to the release.

Dogan previously pleaded guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced June 11.