Minnesota man Philip Nelson Green pleaded guilty to one count of making a false claim after filing fraudulent individual income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for 2019 through 2022. The returns included false wage information, itemized deductions, withholding amounts, and child and dependent care expenses. His 2021 and 2022 returns collectively sought more than $500,000 in refunds he was not entitled to receive. Green is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 28, 2027, and faces up to five years in prison, supervised release, restitution, and monetary penalties. IRS Criminal Investigation is investigating the case, which is being prosecuted by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division. The department said its Fraud Division, created on April 7, is focused on investigating and prosecuting fraud against the American people and supports President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance.