U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE - DISTRICT OF KANSAS JOINS DOJ FRAUD DIVISION, IRS, AND IRS-CI IN NATIONAL TAX ENFORCEMENT SURGE EXPOSING MORE THAN $490M IN TAX FRAUD; KANSAS BUSINESS OWNER SENT TO PRISON FOR EMPLOYMENT TAX CRIMES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

KANSAS CITY - The District of Kansas today announced that on October 5, 2026, Ephantus Mwangi, a Kenyan national and Missouri businessman, was sentenced to 51 months in prison for willfully failing to pay over employment taxes to the IRS on behalf of the company he owned and operated. The sentencing was part of nationwide enforcement actions led by the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division, Internal Revenue Service, and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation targeting tax fraud and related offenses. The District of Kansas was a key participant in this surge effort.

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