New Orleans Tax Preparer Indicted For $2 Million Covid Fraud Conspiracy and Making False Statements to Agents

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A Department of Justice press release dated 2026-03-05, datelined New Orleans, Louisiana, says DENISE DIXON was indicted on February 27, 2026, on multiple counts for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and false statements to federal agents, as announced by U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle. The indictment alleges that Dixon owned a tax preparation business in New Orleans and caused the submission of numerous applications seeking over two million dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loans. Count One charges conspiracy to commit wire fraud between 2020 and 2022, Counts Two through Seven charge wire fraud, and Count Eight charges false statements to federal agents in April 2023.

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –
On February 27, 2026,
DENISE DIXON
, age 52, was indicted on multiple counts for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and false statements to federal agents, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Count One of the Indictment charged
DIXON
with conspiring to commit wire fraud between 2020 and 2022, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1349 and 1343.  In Counts Two through Seven,
DIXON
was charged with wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.  Count Eight charged
DIXON
with making false statements to federal agents in April 2023, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.
According to the Indictment,
DIXON
owned a tax preparation business in New Orleans, Louisiana.  The Indictment alleges that
DIXON
caused the submission of numerous applications seeking over two million dollars in loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program on behalf of herself, her family members, and clients.
DIXON
and her co-conspirators made false representations on the applications and attached
falsified tax documentation.
If convicted of Counts One through Seven,
DIXON
faces a maximum penalty of twenty (20) years of imprisonment, up to three (3) years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000, per count.  As to Count Eight,
DIXON
faces a maximum penalty of up to five (5) years of imprisonment, up to three (3) years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.  A mandatory $100 special assessment fee for each count is also applicable.
U.S. Attorney Courcelle reiterated that an indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Assistant United States Attorneys Maria M. Carboni of the Public Integrity Unit and Edward Rivera of the Financial Crimes Unit are in charge of the prosecution.
For more information on the Department of Justice’s response to the pandemic, please visit
https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus
.  Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at
https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form
.
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