Former owner of local ‘Raining Cash’ tax company pleads guilty to federal tax fraud

The former owner of a local tax company—Raining Cash Tax Service—pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud charges last month, according to a press release from the United States’ Attorney’s Office Southern District of Ohio.

48 year-old Ali Kasimu Alston owned and operated Overtime Ventures, LLC, which did business as Raining Cash, from at least 2015-2022, according to court documents.

On Oct. 16, Alston pleaded guilty to falsifying tax returns in order to get more money from the IRS. He is ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution to the IRS.

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According to the press release, Alston also attempted to bribe a former worker with $4,000 to give false information to investigators.

He has not yet been sentenced.

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