A federal court in San Diego has permanently barred local tax preparer Oladapo Olagbemi from ever preparing federal tax returns for anyone other than himself. The order, issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, also strips him of the ability to own any business involved in tax-return preparation or to train anyone else in the trade.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the injunction Friday, according to Justice News. Olagbemi, who managed a San Diego-based tax-return-preparation business, consented to the civil injunction rather than contest it in court, per the same announcement.
What the Order Actually Prohibits
The injunction is sweeping in scope. It bars Olagbemi from preparing federal tax returns for anyone but himself, from owning any business tied to tax-return preparation, and from training any person in how to prepare tax returns, the Justice Department’s release states. Those three restrictions together amount to a full professional shutdown for a man who previously ran his own San Diego operation.
DOJ’s announcement does not spell out the underlying court docket details or the precise findings behind the order beyond confirming that Olagbemi agreed to it. The release frames the case as one example of its ongoing enforcement push against tax preparers it has identified as problematic.
The criminal case preceded the injunction. Olagbemi pleaded guilty on June 4, 2026, to four counts of aiding the preparation of false tax returns. The complaint alleged false entries on specified schedules and forms. He was ordered to pay approximately $1,922,887.31 in restitution. On October 23, 2026, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison.([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/san-diego-cpa-pleads-guilty-5-million-tax-fraud-schemes?utm_source=openai))
Part of a Broader Federal Crackdown
DOJ has pointed to other civil injunctions obtained by its Tax Division as part of continuing efforts tied to recent filing seasons, according to a separate justice.gov release. That same release notes a comparable case out of the Midwest: on Oct. 28, 2024, a federal district court in the Southern District of Indiana permanently enjoined preparer Juan Santiago and his tax preparation business, though the available excerpt of that announcement does not detail the full scope of restrictions imposed in that case.
Federal law gives courts a route to bar preparers whose conduct repeatedly interferes with tax administration. Under 26 U.S.C. § 7407, a court may prohibit someone from acting as a preparer if narrower relief would not prevent that interference. The Indiana case cited by the Justice Department involved a separate business as well as its owner: Juan Santiago and Madison Solutions LLC were both permanently barred from acting as tax preparers.([uscode.house.gov](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-118/t26/s7407/?utm_source=openai))
The San Diego injunction adds Olagbemi’s name to that growing list of preparers who have been barred from the industry through federal court action, underscoring the Justice Department’s continued focus on policing who is allowed to file returns on behalf of others.
The consequences of false entries can extend beyond the preparer: taxpayers may have to address returns filed in their names. The IRS provides a process for reporting suspected preparer misconduct, including filing Form 14157. The agency also provides Form 14157-A as a separate process for requesting an account change after specified actions by a preparer.([irs.gov](https://www.irs.gov/help/report-fraud/tax-return-preparer-misconduct?utm_source=openai))
