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Daniel Joel Gleason, a former tax director of "The Tax People, Inc.," was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for tax fraud this morning in a Kansas City, Kan., court. He is also required to pay more than $3 million in restitution and can no longer prepare tax returns.

He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and to defraud clients through mail and wire fraud.

He also pleaded guilty to one count of preparing a fraudulent federal income tax return.

Gleason admitted to assisting in preparing 56 false income tax returns including a 1999 Form 1040 joint income tax return for a couple that falsely claimed losses of $13,914 and resulted in a tax loss of $3,176.

Gleason was one of a handful of defendants in the case.

Others: Michael Craig Cooper, Todd Strand, Thomas Steelman, Jesse Cota, Frances Ruth, Alexander Federico and Elizabeth Crotts.