Detroit woman sentenced to prison for $27 million tax fraud scheme
A Detroit woman is sentenced to four and a half years for her involvement in a $27 million tax fraud scheme against the Internal Revenue Service and six states.
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DeJanay Booth-Singleton joined CBS News Detroit as a digital producer in October 2021. She covers various topics such as crime, business and politics.
Prior to joining CBS News, she worked as a web producer at WDIV-TV in Detroit in 2020. She also worked as a newspaper reporter in Carlsbad, New Mexico, at the Carlsbad Current-Argus from 2016 to 2018.
DeJanay earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from Ball State University in 2014 and her master's degree in communication from Wayne State University in 2020.
A Detroit woman is sentenced to four and a half years for her involvement in a $27 million tax fraud scheme against the Internal Revenue Service and six states.
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