Thursday, October 1, 2009

Former Zimbabwe Olympian Sentenced in Tax Scheme


DALLAS — Two Zimbabwe citizens and a Texan found guilty of defrauding the U.S. government by filing false income tax returns have been sentenced to federal prison.




A statement Wednesday from the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas says Fabian Muyaba, Joseph Mudekunye and Nichelle Henson, of Como, Texas, were convicted in June on various offenses related to a conspiracy scheme in which they profited.

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Muyaba received a 10-year prison sentence. He testified to being the 100-meter record holder for his country and a former Olympic athlete. Mudekunye was sentenced to eight years and one month and was ordered to pay back $422,000. Henson was sentenced to four years.



Mudekunye and Muyaba are part-time Texas residents