Gregg County tax preparers guilty of federal violations related to falsified tax returns

Date: Sept. 23, 2026

Contact: newsroom@ci.irs.gov

Tyler, TX – A Longview man and woman have pleaded guilty to federal violations related to falsified tax returns in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. 

Antwon Pierre Sadler and Raegan Samone Hagler, both of Longview, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to aid or assist in tax fraud before U.S. Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell on Sept. 23, 2026.

According to information presented in court, Sadler and Hagler worked at a tax preparer business owned by Marneitha Scott and operated under the name of F.A.S.T. Financial Firm (“FAST”) with two locations in Longview. Scott, Hagler, and Sadler devised a scheme to defraud the United States by creating and instructing other tax preparers to create fraudulent entries on client tax returns, including claims for business losses when the client had no business. The tax returns were filed by Scott, Hagler, and Sadler or other employees and the tax preparation business was paid a fee by the clients for preparing and filing the returns. Their conduct resulted in a known tax loss for tax years 2019 – 2022 of at least $400,000.00 and an estimated tax loss of at least $5 million. Scott pleaded guilty to the same offense on Feb. 18, 2026, and is awaiting sentencing. 

The maximum statutory sentence prescribed by Congress is up to 5 years in federal prison, a potential fine, and restitution at sentencing. The maximum statutory sentence is provided here for information purposes, as the sentencing will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. Sentencing hearings will be scheduled after the completion of presentence investigations by the U.S. Probation Office.

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. The Department’s work to combat fraud supports President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs.

This case is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alan Jackson.

IRS-CI is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. It is the only federal law enforcement agency with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code. IRS-CI has 16 field offices located across the U.S. and maintains an international presence through attaché posts abroad.