KANSAS CITY– A Kansas City, Kan., woman has been indicted on charges of preparing false federal income tax returns according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom.

Prayshana Washington, 27, Kansas City, Kan., was indicted Thursday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., on 21 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of federal income tax returns containing false information.

The indictment cites tax returns filed for 15 individuals for tax years 2011 and 2012 containing false information on wages, dependents, and education credits and American Opportunity Credits that help pay college expenses. The Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask and Matthew Kluge, Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, are prosecuting.