Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Ramsey E. Covington, Acting Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned a 14-count indictment charging Torise Baker of Bridgeport, with tax fraud offenses.
The indictment was returned on April 6, 2021. Baker appeared yesterday via videoconference before U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Dave Vatti, entered a plea of not guilty, and was released on bond.
As alleged in the indictment, Baker prepared tax returns for clients through 101 Things 2 Do, LLC, a multi-service business she operated in Bridgeport. For the 2014 through 2016 tax years, Baker prepared numerous federal tax returns for taxpayers that claimed false deductions, including unreimbursed business expenses, charitable contributions and tax preparation fees. In addition, Baker failed to file her own federal tax return for the 2015 tax year.