Ottumwa father, daughter sentenced in IRS fraud scheme

DES MOINES — Federal prison sentences were handed down last week to a father and daughter from Ottumwa over a tax preparation scheme that spanned four years and resulted in millions in fraudulent residential energy credits. The U.S. Department of Justice said that 47-year-old Thein Maung (also known as Joseph Ramarn) received 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to 49 fraud- and tax-related charges. His 21-year-old daughter Phyo Mi (also known as Phyo Ramarn) was sentenced to 9 years following a jury conviction on 16 fraud-related charges. The scheme...