NEVADA (KOLO) - An Illinois woman pleaded guilty on Friday, Dec. 12, to conspiring with Nevadans from June 2022 through November 2023 to defraud the United States by making claims for refunds of false COVID-19 related employment tax credits, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release from First Assistant United States Attorney for Nevada Sigal Chattah.

According to court documents and statements, Lakeibia Fannin conspired to file tax returns seeking fraudulent refunds based on the employee retention credit and paid sick and family leave credit, the release said.

Fannin and her businesses were not eligible for the more than $1.4 million she received and used for vacations, a cruise, jewelry, designer clothes, and a car, the release said.

Fannin did not get the more than $3.5

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