Federal authorities have charged a D.C. tax official and her boyfriend with running a phony refund scheme at the same time a different group was ripping off the city, The Examiner has learned.

Jacqueline Wright and Michael Clark stole nearly $185,000 in a series of phony income tax returns, documents filed in federal court show. The two have waived their rights to appear before the grand jury and are engaged in plea negotiations, a source said Tuesday.