From 2017 through 2021, they diverted more than $1.1 million in fraudulent tax refunds to bank accounts one or both of them controlled. Honderman’s codefendant, who admitted to filing false tax returns for clients as part of the same scheme, still awaits sentencing. Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald of the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division made the announcement. 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.