Little Rock, Arkansas – DeWitt Law represented accountant facing allegations of fraudulently preparing tax returns causing a tax loss of $2,329,255 to the government. Negotiated a plea agreement where accountant pled guilty for three felony counts of Filing, Aiding, or Assisting in Filing a False Tax Return under 26 U.S.C. § 7206(2) and the tax loss was limited to $37,125. At sentencing hearing, DeWitt Law argued for a downward departure from the guidelines sentence range of 10 to 16 months imprisonment. The Court granted the downward departure and imposed a sentence of probation with no jail time.